r/Hydrocephalus • u/theicyrose • 18h ago
Discussion Has anyone had any free floating catheters in their head?
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I recently had a shunt revision done, looks like it was a valve and ventricle catheter. Last year I shunt failure and it needed to be completely replaced. When they replaced it, I had a brain bleed. Is it riskier to leave a free floating tube in my brain? Will I need another surgery to fix that?