Spina Bifida Support Group

from the research I have done and talking with my son's neurosurgeon, he is will to try removing the shunt and doing a third ventriculostomy if the person's anatomy looks good

my daughter has a vp shunt and it will be there for life,but when they put her's in they put about 4foot of tubing so they wouldnt have to go in and add more tubbing for awhile.

yes they are

I am 23 years old and I have never had my shunt revised. My doctor said this is very rare and I am lucky. I haven't really had any porblems with it. I thought a few times It was malfunctioning. I was told that I may not need it anymore but he will not take it out because he made that mistake once and the person died. I know many people who have had there's revised and are suprised that I have not.