Jess has a VP Shunt (ventriculoperitoneal shunt) which drains excessive fluid from her brain through a tube that ends in her abdomen. She has had a shunt since she was 6 months old, and has had it checked once or twice a year for her whole life. As she has gotten older, she has increasing anxiety about going. Part of it is because of not liking to get imaging done. It’s also because she’s scared that she’ll hear that needs to have a procedure done. That has only happened once in 32 years. This v

Shunt Malfunction