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A member asked:

Could you disconnect a vp shunts tubing if you stretch your neck too far?

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Not likely: Not usually. However, sometimes the shunt can fracture after many years.

Answered 2/5/2014

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The vp shunt cather piece that is in your neck is it also placed near your heart?

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With a vp shunt the tightness you have in your neck with it will that get better it's been 5 months since i've had it put in?

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Why is my pulse so fast on my neck could my shunt be having a pulse my head has been hurting all day ?

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Is that normal to have neck pain with a vp shunt i've been having sharp pains in mine on the shunt side? What is it?

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My 3yr old son has a vp shunt. Just below the top of the shunt it moves back and forth a little also tube bunches in neck. Is that normal?

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