Pseudotumor Cerebri Support Group
Pseudotumor cerebri (PTC) is a neurological disorder that is characterized by increased intracranial pressure, in the absence of a tumor or other diseases affecting the brain or its lining. Diagnosis requires brain scans and lumbar puncture. Characteristic symptoms are headache, transient visual obscurations or transient visual loss in one or both eyes usually lasting...
I just want to thank everyone that posts that has given me advice or told me to get myself moving with this illness. without the help and support of all of you I'm sure I would have waited to long to seek treatment.
To make a long story short I went in to the ER yesterday cause my doc still wouldn't see me and opening pressure was at 103. I had the head of neuro call today asking all kinds of ques about my doc and why he wouldn't see me. so pretty sure he is in some hot water. Next week they are going to but in shunts, not something I know alot about but I have been reading up on it.
So thank you all for being there and I hope things get a little easier for us all. Most of all thanks for understanding.
To make a long story short I went in to the ER yesterday cause my doc still wouldn't see me and opening pressure was at 103. I had the head of neuro call today asking all kinds of ques about my doc and why he wouldn't see me. so pretty sure he is in some hot water. Next week they are going to but in shunts, not something I know alot about but I have been reading up on it.
So thank you all for being there and I hope things get a little easier for us all. Most of all thanks for understanding.
Anyway, best of luck to you!
We wish you the best of luck and hope you keep us posted here so we know how you are doing along the way
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