I know it's very strange. I had (and still have) such an odd array of symptoms. One day everything would be fine and the next it would be a struggle to walk, my hands would decide to stop holding a glass and drop to the floor, I'd drop to the floor, the pressure in my ears would be immense and the pain would almost always be unreal and unbearable! While the surgery is not a cure all it can help aleviate some of the symptoms and for some all the symptoms. My strange thing is before surgery I did NOT have headaches. But after I developed intercranial pressure and the headaches persisted. The Periteneil shunt has helps but it tood awhile. It's all so hard to understand let alone live with. Hang in there! My thoughts and my understanding are with you. Lori T.