How severe is a shunt revision please help.?!
Question:
How severe is a shunt revision please help.?
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.
Answers:
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.