okay I am 17 and I have Hydrocephalus I've had it since I was born I have a shunt going from my head to my abdomen. And Lately I've been feeling sick..[headache, nausea] And I have a big lump on my neck a lump on my head and chest area... all along the shunt... so it is obviously a blockage.. Uhm.. I know I need a Shunt revision.. but will they have to take out the shunt AND the valve? How do they do it? And how Dangerous is this Surgery? LIke what are my chances of dying... because I'm really scared... But I've seen on sites it says people who've had a lot of shunt revisions.. the only thing I've ever had done was surgery to make the shunt longer when I was little... PLEASE help me.
2007-06-25 14:49:56 · 2 answers · asked by XxXLetsMakeASceneXxX 1 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Other - Diseases
I also have hydrocephalus and I feel your pain. I don't have a shunt myself, but I think what they do is go into it and adjust it so they CSF would flow more easily from the head. I hope my answer helps you.
2007-06-25 14:58:02 · answer #1 · answered by Mike M. 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, they don't take out the shunt, but what happened with me, and this resulted in a far worse situation, they disconnected my shunt and as a result, I wound up with a seizure disorder, which I will have to live with for possibly the rest of my life. So, if they try to talk you into a surgery where they want to disconnect your shunt, don't do it.
2014-04-27 20:45:19 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋