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22 years old, no shunt revisions
by shunty, May 02, 2008 01:43AM
I am 22 years old. I had my shunt implanted at 10 days old and have never had any revisions. Occassionally I get stinging in my neck along the shunt tract, or pain on the scar on my belly, but I have no symptoms of shunt malfunction. What could be causing this stinging and should I be concerned? I also occasionally get an intense shooting pain on the top of my head.
Thank you.
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Shunt replacement is an operation that usually entails a lot of risk and this may be one reason that any interventional surgery to replace or manipulate non-problematic shunts are generally avoided. Some of the urgent reasons for shunt revisions include the presence of infections (usually presenting with fever, changes in sensorium, etc) and shunt obstruction by whatever reason. It is also very hard to tell whether your neck pain has something to do with your shunt. I suggest you have this evaluated by your neurologist so that you can be evaluated properly.
Regards and God bless.