I am 40 yrs old & had a vp shunt placed March 31st this yr. I really have not felt "great" since the surgery. I have good days & bad days. I seem to have alot of nausea and have had a headache for 9 days now. Not the squeezing type I had prior to surgery. My recovery was long and harder than what I expected. I still have not returned to work. I have not talked to anyone that has a shunt, just curious how it is for other adults. Wondering if I will ever be back to normal. I can't figure out how to post on here thats why I did this as a reply.