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Originally Posted by mjb1966uk
With a blockage, you shouldn't feel anything physical on the shunt tract. The blockage would be inside or at the end of the catheter. Any lumps or bumps along the shunt are invariably internal scar tissue and are rarely anything to worry about.
The only indication of a possible shunt blockage, would be one or more of the usual symptoms: head pain, nausea, vomiting, double vision, ataxia, dizziness etc.
If you are symptom free I wouldn't worry.
Mark
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Thank you Mark!
I wasn't really making a big deal out of it (at home) because I remembered one fact. I THINK I do have a scar on my neck somewhere allong my neck/tube area but I couldn't find it. It used to be quite noticable, but I don't really notice it anymore.
I tried to find it by looking in a mirror, but I couldn't. (I'll have to dig out the hand held mirror and look into a mirror.)
I was just suprised that it was so obvious. (Like it swelled or something.)
Thanks again!