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Did Gayle's Labradoodle get into Yale or Pomona?

Yes. But we were still waiting on Yale and Pomona! FINGERS CROSSED!

Have they considered a Ventriculoperitoneal shunt?

I also have Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension AKA pseudo tumor cerebri. I went blind for two weeks because of grade 5 papilledema before I had eye surgery to relieve the pressure but it left me legally blind. I have no peripheral vision and my optic nerves are bit crushed but I have no problem using a computer which is obvious. I was asymptomatic for a while using a lot of Diamox but eventually six months later it got bad again and my doctors thought it best to go with the shunt. The surgery sucked and I had a lovely comb over for a while but it was worth it in the end because I usually only have a PT migraine once a month and use my medication when I need it.

I would ask your doctor or your neuro-ophthalmologist if you have one to consider eye surgery. I had a bilateral sheath decompression and it saved most of my vision and it will relieve the pressure around your optic nerve.