Paps is short for papilladema

and LP is short for lumbar puncture

and Flouro is talking about when they used an x-ray on you for an LP to help them see where the needle to go.

I hope that helps!

OK both of my LPs were done with the x-ray. So I got that. The papilladema ------still in the dark on that one.

Papilledema (or papilloedema) is optic disc swelling that is caused by increased intracranial pressure. The swelling is usually bilateral but can be unilateral which is extremely rare and can occur over a period of hours to weeks.

In intracranial hypertension papilledema can occur in only one eye or it can be more severe in one eye than the other or may not occur at all despite evidence of raised intracranial pressure. When papilledema is present it is a pathological state and requires investigation to prevent loss of vision. Papilledema can often be a tell tale sign of intracranial hypertension.

Hope that helps you to understand RandieW what Paps are . I have bilateral Paps that are a grade 3 or 4 .

Wow! Mrs. Lily, grade 3-4! You must tell me what your vision is like! Do you have a lot of visual problems? Do you see a lot of weird things?
How about contrast? Or color?

Mine were 3-4 but are now down to 1-2. But I can feel them slipping again. I am seeing spiders again and fail every field test I do! How about you? Cath.

Cath my vision is so fuzzy and blurry, I gave up on my glasses because i cant stand to have anything sitting on my face when the pressure goes up, I do have alot of graying out of my vision, I see lots of sparkles, and have had a burst blood vessel in the back of my eye from the pressure, When the blood vessel broke i had a black spot in my vision for several weeks until the blood was absorbed by my body. right now i am going to the eye Dr Every 2 weeks to 1 month to have the paps checked.

As for color, it just seems everything is dimmed, I feel i am missing all the details when looking at something,

I am having some trouble with my eyes, A big white spot in my vision when I wake up a few times. Did not last long. Some times outside it looks like there are really tiny neon worms in my vision. A few days when it was really bright outside at least I knew it should be bright it was like I had on sunglasses. Is any of this sounding like IIH. I have not been to a opto since I was diagnosed. My eye doc is not one and I love my eye doc. Haven't been there either.

raindview, I am a little confused about you.Please correct me if i have this wrong!

You were diagnosed over a year ago and you still have not seen an Ophthalmologist?!
Have you got a neuro?

I really dont understand what is going on, but if the above is true, girl, you are in trouble!
You HAVE to see an Ophth! You could lose your eye sight! I am not kidding.

Is your neuro just giving you a script every month and off you go?
You really have to start taking better care of yourself.Please, make an apt with a Ophth. I know you say you like your optician, I like mine to, but she is not any where near qualified to deal with IIH.

If you have any questions, please ask.Cath,

Yes it is all correct. I was going to my doc with bad headaches and told him I could not take this any more we had to do something. He sent me for a MRI and told me there was something on the MRI. I had some strokes or I had MS. So off to the neuro I went. She put me in the hospital and did all kinds of test. She had seen the pressure in my eyes. So I had CT LP Ultra Sound on my neck. That was May of 09. Then on a visit in Feb I complained about my eyes she stuck me in the hospital again to do it all again.

Until I got on this sight I did not know how important a optht was. I have learned so much from ya'll. Thanks