vp shunt pain
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take care helen |
Me too!
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Hi, I'd love a copy of that article you speak of.
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I would love to read the article as well.
Today I just had my second laparoscopy to move (and shorten this time) the shunt tubing out from under my diaphragm where it was wrapped and coiled causing severe left abdominal pain and left collar bone pain (referred pain) for the past 9 months. I don't know what the chances are of it staying put this time, but I know I am about ready to give up if it doesn't work. My neurosurgeon also says I am not a good candidate for any of the shunt conversions (VA, ventriculopleural). |
Draining into Intestine?
Oh my gosh, I didn't know they could do this!!! Why didn't my neurosurgeon tell me this was an option and do this to me? I would reabsorb enough in my abdomen directly, and had pain too. I had 3 revisions in a month because I kept backing up with too much fluid and my valve and tubing kept leaking and detaching with my LP shunt. Last week they took the whole thing out and gave me a VP shunt and ran it through a new incision in my chest, but it is still peritoneal....I hope I won't have this problem again?????
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I agree. Thanks so much for posting. My doctor told me the same thing. I am so grateful to find answers!
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My wife too has ascites build up in the peritoneum and her doctor advised that a VA Shunt has its own complications. We had drained about 4 litres of fluid by the doctors tapping out the fluid. Has your doctor advised off why there was ascites fluid, or nobody knows why? Also is the VA Shunt better, any complications?
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son having pain...concerned!
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My son is reporting consistent and uncomfortable stabbing-like pain in the area above his shunt incision in his abdomen. (He is 18 and has had shunt since age 1, several revisions over the years.) This is a new thing though...so we're concerned. No headache, fever (which is good) - but these posts make me wonder about a fluid cyst or a kink or deterioration of the tube or....?? Here is my question: will an xray of his abdomen (our hospital does these every few years, a "shunt series", head + stomach) show a cyst?? Or even a kink or the condition of the shunt tubing?? Thanks for any info you have. So excited to find this forum, so we may all help each other with 'real life' experience!!! |
Hey there,
I really appreciate your post. I had my shunt revised 11 days ago as it was blocked. I have had severe stabbing abdominal pain immediately (like a day post op) and has returned. It is severe and intermittemt. I am hopeful it will disappear as quickly as it came. They treated me for constipation as that's what they thought it was and sent me home 2 days after the op. I went to the doctor on Wednesday (2 days ago) for removal of the clips. He palpated my abdomen as I complained about tenderness, but it didnt affect the pain. Positioning is what affects the pain. He also tested me for a UTI which I do not have. Am kinda glad other people have experieced severe stabbing (like your being knifed in the abdomen) type pain as it makes me feel less sad and isolated. Am otherwise ok. Trying to distract myself and get back into life so not overwhelmed. |
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