So, I finally got into my neurosurgeon today. He said my shunt is working, however, not to it's full capacity. He finally has decided that my symptoms are severe enough to do surgery. I currently have a VP shunt and he will be replacing the valve with one of the new programmable ones. He said the tubing is still draining, it's the valve that's slowing down. Any advice or people that have the new programmable shunts please let me know your experiences.

Thanks!