Chronically Jenni
Spreading Awareness & Helping Others with EDS & POTS
Tag: operation
CSF Leak: My Blood Patch Experience
New video which shows the recovery from my most recent blood patch. Every Blood Patch experience is different and trying to manage having one every month whilst trying to fight my other chronic illnesses has been pretty difficult for me. It’s been 2 weeks… Continue Reading “CSF Leak: My Blood Patch Experience”
CSF Leak: Blood Patch Surgery
I have realised that I talk quite a lot about my Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS) & Ehlers Danlos Syndrome (EDS) but I tend to leave out my Cerebrospinal Fluid Leak (CSF leak), which is funny because it was my bad headaches that started… Continue Reading “CSF Leak: Blood Patch Surgery”
The Most Difficult Parts of Receiving Treatment for Chronic Illness
The night before my first Blood Patch surgery, I wrote a piece for the Mighty which has just been published so I wanted to share it with you too. It’s all about the difficulties people with chronic illnesses go though when getting any sort… Continue Reading “The Most Difficult Parts of Receiving Treatment for Chronic Illness”