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397460 tn?1268533736

Papillodema

Hello again Dr.John.I had a VP shunt fitted on Nov 25th 08 for IIH with papillodema.Unfortunatly, there has been little improvment in headaches and Paps. When I  lastsaw my Ophthalmologist, two weeks ago, he told me that the paps were the same but there was an improvment in the  blood vessels supplying the eyes.ie, they were "less curly".
My question is , should there be more of an improvment by now? My drs, are slow to share any information with me but it has been suggested that they want to do a LP shunt in the near future. I still have blurry vision and regular field tests have shown the loss of some degree of peripheral vision. I had been hoping for a better result from the surgery but is a matter of more time and a little bit more patience? Thanking you in advance, Cath 278.
PS. You were so helpful to me last year and helped my drs to finally come to a diagnosis!.
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233488 tn?1310693103
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I can't tell from here and the cases I've seen the time to recovery is variable. You can always get a second opinion from a neuro-ophthalmologist. Good luck.

JCH MD
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397460 tn?1268533736
Thank you for responding to my question. I have appointments with both my neuro and ophtho in the next two weeks and will put all my questions to them.Hopefully I will get some answers this time! Thanks again, Cath278.
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233488 tn?1310693103
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Hope all goes well.
JCH MD
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