Originally Posted by Quilt Mom
What is IH?
Intracranial Hypertension. The cerebrospinal fluid does not circulate or drain properly in my brain so it causes pressure on it and my eyes. I had a shunt put in in July to help alleviate it but the shunt hiccups intermittently so the buildup gets pretty bad sometimes. I am probably going to have to have a new one put in soon :-( If they continue to fail in the spine it will end up in my brain. If the pressure builds too much it can cause blindness :-(
Thank you for asking.
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April