question: My name is latoria I have a venticular shunt and it was last revived in 1997. For the last three weeks I have been experiencing abdomen pain near my surgical scar. As well as complaining about not getting enough sleep even after getting eight hours of sleep. My dad has also been noticing that a decline in my appetite. My neuro surgent called me after I emailed him monday and said he would like to explore my shunt . My question is what exactly does his mean does this mean?