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Originally Posted by sandrao
I am 35 years old and had a brain shunt installed in September. For the first 2 months, I was not nauseous but in January, I started throwing up and getting stomach pains every time I out my head down on a pillow. My surgeon said shunts don't cause stomach pains, etc... He sent me to a stomach specialist. After, sever tests including an endoscopy, blood tests, stomach emptying test, (he even wants to do an MRI) I think it has to do with my shunt. I will see my neuro surgeon again since other specialist found nothing wrong. I will let you all know what he says.
I hope you all have gotten relief from you nausea symptoms and hope their temporary. Let me know if adjusting your shunt, or what has worked for anyone with similar symptoms. I have a chronic stomach ache and if I get up to fast to answer to the phone or turn off the alarm I get sick.
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I went to several doctors. A resident of all people found out that I am over draining and probably causing the nausea and pressure. My surgeon read the shunt wrong! I was at 0.5 and should have been at 1.5 The resident adjusted to 1 to avoid going to strong. After a week, I was still sick. They just adjusted to 1.5 so hopefully that will work. Always ask to see adjustable shunt reading. I learned the hard way