Has anyone had there shunt replaced? I was not tracking when it was put in so not sure on recovery time, pain. Mine has become partially detached.
How do you know it has partially detached? I've had my shunt since Sept 2011. My Doctor told me it could not be removed, even if it is not really doing anything anymore. ( Who knows if it is or is not helping me anymore) My shunt is on the left side of my skull and drains into my abdomen. Where is yours?
I had mine placed in sept but my daughter has had hydrocephalus her whole life (16yrs). She had one malfunction at 6 years old and now has had this one for 10 years. There is no typical timetable for replacing them, just if it stops working which could be months or years
Sorry misread the question when my daughter had hers done she was out of the hospital in 3 days with no complications and was bouncing around the room the day after.
Yes. I had the first (non-programmable) shunt in 2000. Then I’m 2010 after another bleed it was replaced with a programmable one. I have no idea how long the shunt is good for, but I have read they are good for 10 years based on webmd.com
Hope this helps. Wish you the best.
Hi haven’t been here in awhile ! I have 3 vp shunts since 2000 one of them detached several years ago in my neck they just went in n reattached it Thank God I didn’t need the whole thing replaced whatever they did it’s working maybe this is an option can’t hurt to ask ??? I will keep u in my prayers Good Luck keep us posted Please
It's on the right. They did a series of images.
Alice said:
How do you know it has partially detached? I've had my shunt since Sept 2011. My Doctor told me it could not be removed, even if it is not really doing anything anymore. ( Who knows if it is or is not helping me anymore) My shunt is on the left side of my skull and drains into my abdomen. Where is yours?
No, I mean what are your symptoms? I recently (this past Tuesday) went deaf in my left ear- the side my shunt is on. My ENT Doctor said it's a virus but ordered an MRI. I spoke to my neurologist, who also wants to see the MRI. I'm pretty freaked.
My shunts are on both sides of my neck . On my right side I have 2 that connect into1 tube n drain into my stomach.
My shunt is on the right side side but I have had that deafening experience and been told it could have been a virus or nerves. I had a ct done and the shunt was still in place but it was very frightening. At times it feels weird, almost like it’s not draining as it did when it was first put in back in 2012.
Do you mean you have reduced (or no) hearing? I have since seen my neurosurgeon, who says everything is fine in my brain and my shunt setting is also correct. I now have an appointment with a neuro-otologist. Still remain deaf in my left ear.
Barbara Gail Strickland said:
My shunt is on the right side side but I have had that deafening experience and been told it could have been a virus or nerves. I had a ct done and the shunt was still in place but it was very frightening. At times it feels weird, almost like it's not draining as it did when it was first put in back in 2012.