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VP Shunt - Migrating Tube

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Diane241271
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Hi there.

I'm hoping to find some information about detaching and migrating tubes for the VP Shunt. I had my shunt put in, in January 2017, and since then my symptoms have been almost nil, apart from the occasional headache/visual aura, until recently.

For the last 8 weeks now, I have had very sharp pains in my side, lower abdomen, and the headaches have slowly got worse. A CT scan has showed the tube has detached from behind my ear (placement of the shunt) and migrated to the lower abdomen. I'm booked in for an op to get it replaced, on wednesday.

my confusion is that I've also had a sharp pain in my chest, down the centre, where the tube was. if I turn my head to the right, i can feel what i thought was the tube, pulling up my chest. i can also feel it pulling with my hand if i place my hand on my chest. the doctors say there is nothing there. I'm now assuming its a cavity scar from when the tube was originally put it.

Has anyone else experienced this, and what was their solution?

any help/advice would be hugely appreciated.

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