Hi. I had my vp shunt put in feb 19 2013 and va may 23 2013 due to the pain i was having in my abdomen so if your still having pain when you have a check up let the neurosurgeon know. The 1st shunt i was back to work in 8weeks the 2nd only 2weeks you will get used to it but it takes times. I hope everything is going good for you.