Meet Hydro Warrior, Jennifer Ghent
Australia
Two years ago I began to experience feeling like I had too many alcoholic drinks all the time. Driving and walking became challenging. I also had an unwavering brain fog and needed to urinate very often resulting in many accidents because the urge was so strong. Everything I did was impacted. My confidence and sense of independence declined. I was referred to a neurologist and neurosurgeon who could not reach a conclusion between them.
JOURNEY AS TOLD BY JENNIFER
Two years ago I began to experience feeling like I had too many alcoholic drinks all the time. Driving and walking became challenging. I also had an unwavering brain fog and needed to urinate very often resulting in many accidents because the urge was so strong. Everything I did was impacted. My confidence and sense of independence declined. I was referred to a neurologist and neurosurgeon who could not reach a conclusion between them.
I am relatively young to present with this condition and I don’t have the ataxic gait which comprises Hakim’s triad of symptoms. I would not receive treatment rather had many blood tests, scans and persistent enquiries into my mental state searching for an alternate explanation. I was feeling low because as time progressed, my symptoms continued and my quality of life eroded.
The neurologist threw his hands in the air clearly frustrated with me. I decided I needed to consult with someone else. I had been told about a practitioner in Brisbane who had done a lot of work in this area. Thankfully I met with him. He was confident, decisive and reassured me not everyone presents with the same symptoms, everyone is different. This doctor has taken excellent care of me and I will be forever grateful to him.