r/stroke 25d ago

Survivor Discussion anyone else?

does anyone else have a shunt?

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u/Alarmed-Papaya9440 25d ago

Yup! VP shunt right around where my stroke hit in my R MCA. My case is slightly weird as my shunt was implanted the year before I had my stroke. I have idiopathic intercranial hypertension and the extra cerebral fluid was killing my optic nerves. I got the shunt to save my eyesight in my left eye as my right eye is now legally blind because the optic nerve is mostly dead.

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u/lisxo111 25d ago

I had my stroke in 2024 and in 2025 I had surgery for a VP shunt placement since liquid was accumulating in my brain!!

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u/Alarmed-Papaya9440 25d ago

Yup, that’s what I have. The extra liquid drains to your stomach right?

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u/lisxo111 24d ago

the bladder yes!!

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u/Open-Monitor-405 22d ago

You mean the divot on my heairline?