I had a vp shunt placed in January of 09 and have had horrible abdominal pain since. I had an x-ray last week of my tummy and it seems the tubing is all the way in my pelvis. Its hard to tell whether it has broken off or just migrated. The pain is unbarable. Im having an exploratory surgery done June 17th and my neurosurgeon said he will most likely change the location of the tubing to the plural cavity..Does anyone know anything about this? Im worried I will have the same pain but near my lung. My memory is awful since surgery. I get embarassed because I forget what Im saying in the middle of a sentence or forget simple things. I hope this goes aay!1 I am thankful that I don't have a splitting headache for the first time in 16 years!!!!