I had shunt originally placed in January '70, I have had 4 revisions, that's it, three before I was ten and another one in 2006. I don't understand these individuals that have so many revisions they lose count. The doctor who originally place the shunt was considered to be one of the best pediatric neurosurgeons in the world, but still why can't doctors get it right, it is not a rare surgery as it was when I had it done. I am a guinea pig, Unfortunately, it can be difficult for doctors to be completely proactive with me and tend to be a little more reactive. I was recently diagnosed with Epilepsy, when I asked my neurologist if the shunt had anything to do with it, he said plainly it's possible you have a foreign body in your head.