Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt Puns

I have acquired hydrocephalus from a benign brain tumor. I've had multiple surgeries/radiation, but the tumor can't be fully removed because of its location. Other than having a shunt because of the tumor's location, I am healthy and very active. I used to go scuba diving before my tumor and would like to again. My doctors have told me that there is very little information on this topic and are unaware of the repercussions. Hoping someone in the Reddit universe can shed some light!

Is this done before I start trying to conceive or after?

6-month-old infant comes in with a non-reducible deviation of the head to the left that appeared a week earlier, referred by the general practitioner who diagnosed postural torticollis, but sends him to us anyway to "reassure the parents". The neuro exam found a horizontal nystagmus that the family doctor had not noticed. The cranial perimeter is at the upper limit of normal for his age. The fontanel is normotensive. Cervical spine x-ray is without abnormality.

MRI found an infratentorial brain tumor.

The child underwent an emergency ventriculoperitoneal shunt, but the tumor was neurosurgically inaccessible. Cytological analysis of the ventricular cerebrospinal fluid and spinal MRI find a leptomeningeal metastatic extension.

I had to accompany my resident to tell parents who thought their son had a benign torticollis that he was going to die of metastatic medulloblastoma.

During the announcement consultation, I did everything I could to hold back the tears, to no avail. After that, the resident let me know that it wasn't acceptable to cry in front of patients. Why, though? I'm definitely not implying that he would be wrong, I'm just trying to understand why it would be unacceptable. Also, how do you handle these kinds of situations?

Hi all

Has anyone had experience of having a VP (ventriculoperitoneal) shunt installed in treatment for Chiari 1?

I am a 32 year old female with a 10mm Chiari 1 diagnosed a few years ago. My symptoms are increasingly severe, pain with any movement of my head, blurry vision, nausea etc., usual Chiari stuff! No syrinx.

My neurosurgeon (London) has said to me before that I would not be a good candidate for a decompression. I have been hospitalised previously for several long periods for CSF leaks caused by my dura rupturing (it’s super super thin apparently). He thinks this is linked to my having Ehlers Danlos Syndrome. As such, he doesn’t want to go near my dura again! And has proposed a VP shunt instead.

I am thinking I will ask for a second opinion from another surgeon but I just wanted to know if anyone has experience of VP shunting for Chiari 1 and whether it helped your symptoms, how you’ve found having a shunt etc? I’m a bit nervy at the thought of it due to shunt failure rates etc. But I don’t really want to carry on as I am (staying super still at all times haha)

Thanks very much, wishing you all a pain free evening!

Hi everyone, I am providing a timeline and summary of my experience prior to finding I had Hydrocephalus, finally going to the hospital and the entire experience at a suburban community hospital. I am 27 years old and from Chicago, IL.

For 3 years now, I have been experiencing moments of intense dizziness with motion and even the slightest tap to my head would trigger dizziness. I ignored the symptom and ruled it out as possible Vertigo. Fast forward to Friday, May 14th 2021, I started to feel pressure and a more prolonged state of dizziness. I felt this way the entire weekend and finally on Monday, May 10th, I scheduled a virtual appointment with my primary care physician. At this appointment, I was actually more concerned and worried it might be something other than Vertigo, so I asked my Doctor for a referral to a Neurologist. The soonest Neurologist appointment I could schedule was for the following week, Tuesday, May 18th. During my primary care appointment, my Doctor prescribed Vertigo medication to take in the meantime and see if it would alleviate my symptoms until seeing a neurologist. Unfortunately, the medication did not alleviate my symptoms and I continued to feel dizzy and more disoriented with any motion or movement of my head. The following day, Tuesday, May 11th, I decided to go to the Hospital to get checked around 9:30PM. After the doctor did a clinical test for Vertigo, a CT scan was taken of my brain and that is when I was diagnosed with Hydrocephalus. I asked what could have caused the Hydrocephalus and their reason was unknown. I was admitted to the hospital and the following day (Wednesday, May 12th), I met with the neurosurgeon first and he explained that I have Hydrocephalus and that I would have to undergo surgery to place a Ventriculoperitoneal shunt and relieve my brain of the Cerebrospinal fluid pressure. The same day (Wednesday, May 12th), the Neurologist met with me and she asked about my symptoms. Once she evaluated me, she decided to perform a Lumbar Puncture and measure the pressure of CSF (Cerebrospinal fluid) in my spine. I felt some relief from this procedure and because of that, the Neurosurgeon and Neurologist ruled out the VP shunt and were in favor of doing the LP (Lumbar Peritoneal) shunt. I was confused and already had my mind set on the VP shunt and after doing research I felt positive it was what I needed to alleviate the pressure in my head. The day of surgery (Thursday, May 13th), I asked the Neurosurgeon i

I, 26F and my husband, 27M both got the J&J vaccine at around 9am on 4/8.

My health info: I have a ventriculoperitoneal shunt in my brain due to hydrocephalus at birth, high functioning autism, irritable bowel syndrome, genetalized anxiety disorder, moderate depression, and was on my period at the time of the shot.

DH's health info: obese male with high blood pressure, sleep apnea, ptsd.

We are nearly 48 hours out. Immediately after the shot our arms ached terribly. DH had a headache, I had diarrhea. Both of us came home and while DH napped I was on the toilet on and off. I managed to get some laundry done in between episodes, order recovery supplies off Amazon fresh, and lay down before the muscle soreness and tiredness took hold (as the muscle soreness spread to the rest of my body).

Neither of us ever got fevers. I've had nausea the entire time, I think dh had some nausea and diarrhea too. Most of the muscle soreness for both of us is gone except at the site of the injection. I still battle nausea and I'm on crackers and Gatorade until it subsides.

I'd much rather have the symptoms I am having now than actual full blown covid. Hopefully everything subsides.

Does anyone have any experience with chest binding and medical devices? I have a ventriculoperitoneal shunt and would like to bind, but don't know if I would be able to or not. I can wear a regular bra with no problems, so a binder would be similar, right?

Do your worst!

I'm surprised it hasn't decade.

It really does, I swear!

For context I'm a Refuse Driver (Garbage man) & today I was on food waste. After I'd tipped I was checking the wagon for any defects when I spotted a lone pea balanced on the lifts.

I said "hey look, an escaPEA"

No one near me but it didn't half make me laugh for a good hour or so!

Edit: I can't believe how much this has blown up. Thank you everyone I've had a blast reading through the replies 😂

Buenosdillas

They’re on standbi

Pilot on me!!

Dad jokes are supposed to be jokes you can tell a kid and they will understand it and find it funny.

This sub is mostly just NSFW puns now.

If it needs a NSFW tag it's not a dad joke. There should just be a NSFW puns subreddit for that.

Edit* I'm not replying any longer and turning off notifications but to all those that say "no one cares", there sure are a lot of you arguing about it. Maybe I'm wrong but you people don't need to be rude about it. If you really don't care, don't comment.

When I got home, they were still there.

What did 0 say to 8 ?

" Nice Belt "

So What did 3 say to 8 ?

" Hey, you two stop making out "

I won't be doing that today!

My hubby and I have been together 10 years, married for almost 3. Back in October, we very suddenly and traumatically found a cyst in his brain and after a 2 week hospital stay and multiple operations later has a ventriculoperitoneal shunt in his head. Since, his drive is, like, 0. We were teens when we got together and have always been very intimate and happy. We have a 1 year old, but have always been able to make time for sex at least once a week and it's always AMAZING. What can I do to help him get his groove back?

Hi y'all, I'm a teen currently being treated for brain cancer with proton beam therapy after having two craniotomies and a ventriculoperitoneal shunt installed into my brain to firstly get rid of as much tumour as possible and to deal with the ensuing hydrocephalus caused by damage in surgery :)

Am doing this because I want to both answer questions on a somewhat touchy subject that most don't feel comfortable discussing, and because I enjoy talking about this issue because it helps me deal with it :D

Don't hold back, if you have a question, just come out with it, I'm not particularly sensitive haha

The Room/Machine: https://i.redd.it/ncq62aw6qbw01.jpg

My Proof: https://i.redd.it/6i1ieinxdbw01.jpg

I know this may not seem like much proof but that's the side view of the tumour at initial diagnosis, I'm not gonna post my medical documentation here for obvious reasons

You take away their little brooms

This morning, my 4 year old daughter.

Daughter: I'm hungry

Me: nerves building, smile widening

Me: Hi hungry, I'm dad.

She had no idea what was going on but I finally did it.

Thank you all for listening.

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There hasn't been a post all year!

My short bio:

I was born with a condition called Hydrocephalus (commonly known as "water on the brain") where spinal fluid builds up in the ventricles of the brain. I have a ventriculoperitoneal (VP) programmable shunt to re-route the excess fluid to organ tissue in my abdomen to be reabsorbed naturally. The "programmable" part is a valve in my head (outside of my skull, but under the skin) that can change the flow rate of my spinal fluid using magnets and without invasive surgery. However, my valve is stuck so the next time something goes wrong, I will need surgery again.

I have had this since birth and, due to complications, I have had 19 brain surgeries to date. There will likely be more in the future, but so far I have been surgery free for 5 years.

I wanted to do this AMA to raise awareness for Hydrocephalus. Hydrocephalus is a common birth defect, but hardly is talked about and does not get the funding for research that it truly needs. 1 in 500 to 1 in 1000 births result in Hydrocephalus; that's as common as down syndrome. Despite being a condition that has been acknowledged since 2500 BC, there was no treatment until 1952 AD. People often died of untreated hydrocephalus. Very few advancements have been made since the 1950s.

If you want to find out more, either ask me here or check out the Hydrocephalus Association; it is a great resource.

My proof: Proof was submitted privately, but here's a picture I will share of my shunt being adjusted!

Edit: Wow! I stepped a way for an hour and came back to a flood of wonderful questions! I just grabbed a beer and some pizza and will try to answer each and every one of these. Keep them coming!

Edit 2: This blew up so much! Thank you all for your questions. I'm going to try to keep answering them all but I definitely need a break.

In the meantime, here are some great resources to find out more about Hydrocephalus:

The Hydrocephalus Association Wikipedia page for Hydrocephalus VP Shunt Diagram

And to answer a couple repeated questions, no, this is not what the valve looks like and I'm not a spokesperson for Valve. It looks like this and it sits just out

Why

It’s pronounced “Noel.”

After all his first name is No-vac

Hi everyone, I am providing a timeline and summary of my experience prior to finding I had Hydrocephalus, finally going to the hospital and the entire experience at a suburban community hospital. I am a 27 year old male, from Chicago, IL.

For 3 years now, I have been experiencing moments of intense dizziness with motion and even the slightest tap to my head would trigger dizziness. I ignored the symptom and ruled it out as possible Vertigo. Fast forward to Friday, May 14th 2021, I started to feel pressure and a more prolonged state of dizziness. I felt this way the entire weekend and finally on Monday, May 10th, I scheduled a virtual appointment with my primary care physician. At this appointment, I was actually more concerned and worried it might be something other than Vertigo, so I asked my Doctor for a referral to a Neurologist. The soonest Neurologist appointment I could schedule was for the following week, Tuesday, May 18th. During my primary care appointment, my Doctor prescribed Vertigo medication to take in the meantime and see if it would alleviate my symptoms until seeing a neurologist. Unfortunately, the medication did not alleviate my symptoms and I continued to feel dizzy and more disoriented with any motion or movement of my head. The following day, Tuesday, May 11th, I decided to go to the Hospital to get checked around 9:30PM. After the doctor did a clinical test for Vertigo, a CT scan was taken of my brain and that is when I was diagnosed with Hydrocephalus. I asked what could have caused the Hydrocephalus and their reason was unknown. I was admitted to the hospital and the following day (Wednesday, May 12th), I met with the neurosurgeon first and he explained that I have Hydrocephalus and that I would have to undergo surgery to place a Ventriculoperitoneal shunt and relieve my brain of the Cerebrospinal fluid pressure. The same day (Wednesday, May 12th), the Neurologist met with me and she asked about my symptoms. Once she evaluated me, she decided to perform a Lumbar Puncture and measure the pressure of CSF (Cerebrospinal fluid) in my spine. I felt some relief from this procedure and because of that, the Neurosurgeon and Neurologist ruled out the VP shunt and were in favor of doing the LP (Lumbar Peritoneal) shunt. I was confused and already had my mind set on the VP shunt and after doing research I felt positive it was what I needed to alleviate the pressure in my head. The day of surgery (Thursday, May 13th), I asked the Neurosurgeo