Originally Posted by Sweetnlo

I am so glad you posted this thread...I too have been searching for answers to this aweful abdominal pain after having a VP Shunt placed 2 months ago. It is so severe that it stops me in my tracks wherever I am...even sensitive when I breath. I just went for a follow up with my doctor and he said it is probably the tubing irritating my abdomen. He pretty much told me I had to weigh the good for the bad...meaning it is either my brain or my stomach, and he would much rather seeing my brain functioning properly. It still doesn't fix this horrible pain though. OUCH!