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I've been having a cold sensation in my shunt reservoir what does this mean?

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A 25-year old female asked:

Why is the reservoir of vp shunt sometimes soft and sometimes hard to press down?

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A 19-year old male asked:

I have a VP shunt, and I want to know what happens if you continuously press a shunt reservoir?

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A 24-year old female asked:

When having intercourse is it necessary to pinch the tip of the condom even if the condom has a reservoir tip?

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Is it safe to go to the zoo during the Covid-19 outbreak? Could there be local animal reservoirs of the disease now?

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A 25-year old female asked:

What is the size/shape of vp shunt reservoir when it's at its fullest/roundest? Why is it sometimes harder and flatter?

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A member asked:

Are buffets especially dangerous places during the Covid-19 outbreak? Are they reservoirs of germs? What about food bars at stores like at Whole Foods?

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A 17-year old female asked:

Is it normal to hear things in vp shunt reservoir?

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A 17-year old female asked:

Why can't a person Push on a vp shunt reservoir if debris can't go into it?

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A 25-year old female asked:

What does it mean when the vp shunt reservoir is hard/soft/flat/round? The speed it refills? How can one know if they're still dependent on it?

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A 36-year old female asked:

When my daughter was born she had a stroke in me they gave her a reservoir and it not used i need to find someone that will remove it causes seizures?

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A 25-year old female asked:

Does vp shunt reservoir fill back up after being pressed bc of its original shape or bc of fluid? If there's not a lot to drain, will it still refill?

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A 33-year old male asked:

How crucial is it to squeeze tip of reservoir condom? I forgot to but how likely is it to still cause a hole or break and cause hiv to get inside condom from tip?

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A 33-year old asked:

I got a rash after swimming in reservoir. What should I do?

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A 25-year old female asked:

If a vp shunt reservoir is slow to refill, does that mean there's not a lot of fluid to drain or that it's getting clogged?

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A 31-year old male asked:

Can Naegleria Fowleri live inside of an external water reservoir of a coffee machine?

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A 25-year old female asked:

What does "pumping the reservoir" of a vp shunt really mean? Is it possible to know exactly when it's draining?

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A 57-year old male asked:

I had an Artificial Urinary Sphincter placed 11/2020, all was good, but today my right testicle has swollen and hurts.Also where the reservoir is,hurts to the touch. thoughts ? infected?

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A 33-year old male asked:

I know there is no microscopic tears that can lead to hiv infection in condoms but I last few times I had sex with woman of unknown status I didnt pinch the tip of reservoir how likely is it to cause a break or hole at tip of condom?

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A 27-year old male asked:

Although haart therapy only kills free floating HIV virus, won't the dormant reservoirs eventually die off leaving the person free of hiv?

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A 26-year old male asked:

possibility of pregnancy if there was a pinhole sized hole in a condom found after intercourse, the hole was not found near the semen reservoir?

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Can reducing the reservoir size for catching the drain from a shunt in the eye for glaucoma help cause back pressure?

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