Yeah, sorry I should have given this update sooner.
My opening pressure on my spinal tap from a couple weeks ago shows that everything has gone back to normal (showing a definite correlation between this drug and increased CSF pressure). That’s the good news.
Bad news: I was sent to an opthalmologist for a visual fields test. The high pressure has squashed my optic chiasm (the nerve that carries information for my peripheral vision. So I’ve lost the right visual field in my right eye and the left visual field in my left eye. Stinks. However, my neurologist thinks there’s still a chance that, with time, the neurons can heal and I can get that vision back.
So, if you have vision problems similar to mine, instead of getting a spinal tap, I would get a visual field test. Have them check not only your standard visual fields (to check your blind spot) but also a neurological test (tests your peripheral vision). My neurological test was the one that was messed up. BTW, a visual fields test is a machine where you click a button whenever you see a light, and the results show how big your field of vision is.
The good news is that I’ve found insight on this matter to be the most comforting thing. Any answers I get, the better I feel about the whole thing. Plus, now that my pressure has gone back down, it’s good to know I’m not getting any worse.
Good luck, let me know if you need any other help.