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- Hi everyone - Hope you all are doing well. I haven't been on this site for awhile, as life has been busy. Well, I had a VP shunt put in June 2009 and I didn't have any issues until about 1.5 months ago. I woke up one day and had really bad...
- Well, I had my dreaded LP done on Friday and my OP was 22 with my VP Shunt. They took about 30% of my fluid to send off for lab, so I ended up really dehydrated and needed IV fluids and also some pain meds for a headache I got almost immediately...
- Hi everyone! Hope you all are doing well. Unfortunately, the surrounding cities have been hit by some very destructive tornadoes, but thank goodness it missed our city. My heart goes out to those that did get hit by one. Anyways, I had a VP shunt...
- I know, I know...I need to start wearing a helmet...I was trying to reorganize my stepson's room and the darn cat got in and jumped up on the bookshelf and before I realized it, the bookshelf came falling down and hit me on in the forehead area. It...
- So, I was very graceful just a little bit ago while attempting to deep clean my stepson's bedroom and tripped over some toys and fell and hit the top of my head and the area around my VP Shunt on the closet door and trim...the side of my head hurts...
- Hi everyone! Hope all is well with everyone.I just got over having a sinus infection/cold and within the past two days, I have a pain on the side of my head by my VP Shunt. I called my NS and asked them about it and they are going to have me do a...
- I have been having these dizzy spells recently and also, some headaches above my eyebrows and on top of my head. So, I called my NS and they said that dizziness would most likely not be related to the VP shunt.Well, I went to my pcp yesterday and...
- Has anyone with a VP shunt have a LP done anytime after their surgery to check their pressure? I was wondering because I have been experiencing some dizziness and whooshing noises in my ear and was wondering if it could be related to my pressure? ...
- Hi everyone! Hope you all are doing well. I haven't been on this site for awhile because of different reasons...One, being "spring cleaning" ....I had my VP shunt surgery in June 2009 and recently, I have been experiencing shoulder, neck and arm...
- Yeah, it has been awhile since I've been on here, but I've been super busy with my new job, etc. I hope everyone is doing well and has been "headache free". I've been feeling pretty good since my VP Shunt surgery in June. I go back for a six...
- Hi everyone,I have had this weird tingling feeling on my right side of face and neck...it almost feels like I get goosebumps. Has anyone with a VP shunt have these sensations before? I go to the NS on Wednesday and I will ask him about it then,...
- Can you believe that it has already been four months since I've had my VP Shunt surgery??!!?? I go to the NS next week for a follow-up appt and also to get a routine CT scan of my head to make sure all the "juices" are working properly. I have...
- Hi everyone :)What a weekend! Friday night our A/C went out and we finally got it fixed and it started working last night. Not fun in 100 degree weather! Just thankful that we got it back on :)Well, last night, I got some dizziness and also,...
- How do you know if your headache is of a concern or not? I have so many good days (yeah), but then there are days like last night and today where the top of my head hurts, especially when I bend over and my neck does hurt a little too. Then on top...
- Hi everyone! I was doing some cooking in the kitchen to prepare dinner for tonight and forgot I left a cabinet open and hit my head on the corner of it. I hit it right in front of the shunt. Whew, that was a close one! Should I be worried that I...