I had a Vp shunt place the month ago after the first 1 failed badly I am still in a lot of pain taking a lot of pain medication and I was wondering if anybody could tell me how long it takes for recovery. I've had enough and want to have the VP shunt taken out but it's eating away at my ear bones the high pressure on my head to my stay in... the doctor wants to pass me off to the pain clinic I feel like I'm just getting passed around and no 1 can tell me when I will start to feel better getting very frustrated...