Denied Neurosurgery for Pineal Lesion and VP Shunt

As lotus413 stated, my neurosurgeon also told me that the shunt will not help with headaches, but will save my vision.

Your neurosurgeon is doing you a good service. I had an emergency shunt put in because my pressure was so dangerously high (around 50cm). My vision was fine however they were very concerned with possible damage. The pain before and after surgery was unbelievable. The headaches have been life altering and have little to do with actual pressure. The shunt has been broken for more than a decade now. My ventricles are so tiny it can not be revised. My team says the best we can do is keep my brain at a pressure at about 25cm and manage the pain. The point of this story is that shunts TYPICALLY fail! They on average have to be revised every five years. Your brain is complicated, like mine it won’t take shunting well. There are many other options. I take a variety of older medications that are not typically prescribed and a lot of targeted supplements. My PhD is in biochemistry. I’ve used that to research for two decades to figure out how to combat brain pressure and pain management. Reach if you would like.

Have you received a cerebral angiogram? They do that to see if you need a shunt to open if ventricles and arteries

Are you losing vision? After my shunt surgery I still had pain and the surgery told me the shunt isn't for pain, it's to protect my vision.