hi glittergirl,
i found my answer,
infact im in hospital now!!
i had my operation yesterday afternoon for a VA shunt.
im yet to have any abdominal discomfort atall!!! =D which is great.

it wasnt a big operation either, the shunt itself wasnt changed, just the tubing was diverted. the tube was pulled out from my belly and put into an artery in my neck which lead to my heart, so ive now got 2 incisions on my neck, would normally be one but i dont know what happened to wake up with two?

Ive just had a chest xray to make sure the tubing is where its suppose to be, if it is then i'm allowed to go home already =)

I suggest you ask your Neurosurgeon about the possibility of a shunt conversion, as it seems to have the answers ive been looking for after suffering 6 months from abdominal pain.

Since my shunt surgery in september i have had nothing but problems too, but i guess we need to take things steps at a time to eliminate things bit by bit, but this absence of abdominal pain is great! =D

Hope you find your answers soon hun =) xo