Originally Posted by res5562965

I had a shunt put in 11/30/2010 and have had a total of 8 shunt surgeries from that time thru 10/16/2011 due to repositioning,shunt failure,and infection in my brain from the shunt. The FIRST sign that something was wrong in each of my cases was that I would have nausea. I went to the dr. each time and ct of head showed nothing wrong. Low and behold one to two days later I would be totally out of it. My husband would actually have to carry me to the car and after the shunt was fixed I would be back in my right mind. I have no memory of these things happening and my long term and short term memory have been affected. Make sure you don't have a temperature (even a low one) that may indicate infection. My advice is not to wait if you have been feeling "drunk" for 2 weeks. Have you been diagnosed with Chiari Malformation and/or Arnold's Chiari? Is that why you have hydrocephelus. That would explain the pain in the your neck. I was 48 yrs old before any of this showed up although it is a congenital condition, meaning I was born with it. I had my 9th surgery 2/15/11 "Chiari Decompression Surgery" and it made all the difference with the constant pain in my neck. Hope this helps you. Sorry it's so long....