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- I have an lp shunt that was recently revised and I have felt pretty good until today. I have a headache on the right side of my head and my right eye feels weird and my coworkers told me it looked different than my other eye. My vision is blurred in...
- Sorry in advance, but I need to vent to those who understand the agony of PCT. So, recently, I've been having blurred vision, ringing in my ears, migraines and nausea and I had a new lp shunt put in back in February of this year. It seemed to...
- So, finally, I saw my NS today to go over my test results and he said they were within normal results. Then, he went to get that Medtronic valve tool to check my lp shunt setting and both, the manual and electronic wouldn't work on my shunt and the...
- I'm scheduled to have an LP shuntogram this Friday. I'm trying to figure out if I can go back to work afterwards or not?? Any thoughts??Thank you
- I recently had my VP shunt removed after having it for 4.5 yrs due to failure and replaced with an LP shunt in Feb 2014. I was doing really well until recently, when I started getting some of the same symptoms I had before my shunt failed (i.e.,...
- I've had a dry cough since I had my ultrasound of my thyroid two months ago to check for a goiter and the ultrasound was normal and so were all of my labs (TSH, T3 & T4). I've been coughing so bad lately, that I'm starting to throw up sometimes. I...
- I have a question for those with lp shunts. I have a really bad cough (may be due to an enlarged thyroid or upper respiratory pending x-ray results) and I've coughed so hard that the area where my shunt is, it is starting to get sore from coughing...
- Hi everyone. This is my first post to this group. I have Degenerative Disc Disease in my back (T11-T12) & I had my second Lumbar Epidural Steroid Injection on Friday and I'm having the worst pain. My first injection went great, but this one hurts...
- Hi everyone - I had my routine physical today and my doctor said my thyroid was enlarged. I currently take 50 mcg of Synthroid for hypothyroidism (T4 abnormal) and he thinks it may be a goiter and wants me to have an ultrasound done. Well, the...
- Hi everyone - I had my routine physical today and my doctor said my thyroid was enlarged. I currently take 50 mcg of Synthroid for hypothyroidism (T4 abnormal) and he thinks it may be a goiter and wants me to have an ultrasound done. Well, the...
- Hi there - I'm new to this group and I finally, took it upon myself to go and do a self-ban at two casino's last night . One, is by my house and is for a one year ban and the other one is for 30 days for now. Everytime I get stressed, lonely or...
- OMG! I had my lp shunt surgery about three wks ago and just recently, developed lower back pain. It is kind of hard to describe what kind of pain it is..kind of like a dull ache, but it gets worse throughout the day. I take my pain meds in the...
- Hi everyone -I had my VP shunt removed and had an LP Shunt put in on 2/26/14. Recovery has been going okay, but I'm experiencing some headaches. I had my staples removed yesterday and the nurse said the incisions were healing nicely. I mentioned...
- I'm having shunt surgery at the end of the month and my NS is removing my VP shunt and during the same surgery, is putting in an LP shunt. He said I will be staying overnight in the hospital, but I'm wondering since he is doing both surgeries, how...
- Hi everyone - I'm having some issues with my VP shunt and my NS is having me do a LP tomorrow. I've had 2 of them done previously and with both of them I had to have blood patches done. Does anyone have any suggestions on what I can do to decrease...