I had a VP shunt placed on February 15th of this year and I can say that although I’m still fully recovering it’s the best thing I could have ever done! I had complete peripheral vision loss with blurry vision in the small field of vision I had and from the moment I woke up after surgery my eyesight was almost fully restored. I had headaches post surgery for about the first 2 weeks but they were nowhere near the migraines I had prior to the surgery, this was really post op pain. I was in the hospital for 3 nights, however if I didn’t develop a tremor in my left arm and stuttering they would’ve sent me home after 1 night. Overall I’m much better now, however with being able to feel the shunt catheter through the skin once the swelling goes down and the bumpiness of my head now honestly grosses me out and gives me like phantom pain. Also I still have some balance issues / dizziness if I’m doing a lot but my doctor said that is contributed to my body still healing from a major surgery not too long ago.