Sorry to be so late with this; I was out of town over the past week and just got back.

I'm so sorry you had to find out this way that neurologists are idiots about all things hydro. I also have a lifelong history of epilepsy, but I will never go to a neuro again; so help me God.

You said your doctor sent you to the neuro. Was it your GP? Please, if you're able, go straight to the nsg about it if you're really concerned. He is the only doc who will have any clue whatsoever.

I'm just a lifelong hydro patient of 40 years , but I know that shunt infection is extremely rare after about 6 mos following surgery, so it's probably not anything like that, but since your shunt is more than 10 years old, it may be the "beginning of the end," too. If you haven't been followed by a nsg in the past few years, find one now. You never know when you'll need one right away.


Good luck...

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