a question for those of you on here that have a shunt

i know a couple of people on here have had or have shunts so was wondering if i could ask a question??

i can feel the lead for the shunt in my neck, when i move my neck it feels really tight, is this normal?
and will it ease in time??

it is driving me crazy at the moment

No experience, hon, just wanted to send you a *hug* x0x

Hi Jackie, yeah it's normal to be able to feel the tube. It'll get looser in time but I could always feel it to some extent when I moved my head from side to side. I think onc the bruising and swelling has gone down it'll feel a lot better.

Where it went over my collarbone it stuck out and was quite visible.

Also, I could feel the 'chamber' on the outside of my skull. There's a dent there now it's been removed.

Still headache free?

Thank you Vicki

Thank you so much for that Sarah, i was getting a little worried, i can feel the box behind my ear, freaked me out to start with but am getting used to it now.

i think i am headache free, the last couple of days i have had a pain in my head, wouldnt say it was a headache, but it is a pain in my head if you know what i mean

my vision has improved but not back to normal, but it has only been 3 weeks so it may get better in time

Yep, it's definately normal to feel the end of the shunt at first - there is quite a lot of swelling after the op and it takes a while to go down, you might still be able to feel it after but you'll get used to it.

it's odd isn't it to actually get a headache and be able to say that its "just a headache" rather than a BIH concrete slamming against head and won't go away sensation!

Your optic nerves take a while to get back to normal once the pressures off - if you wear glasses your prescription may need changing too.

So glad that it went well and your able to enjoy things a bit more

K