I understand your stress. You can read my story on my blog...
www.pepperknowsbest.com
I have links on the right to different hydro sites and support boards. I am bad not to come to the boards as often but I would love to talk to you. I have more links I need to add to my blog. Just remember 99% of us that frequent the boards are mostly having complications and not everyones hydro is the same. That was hard for me to understand. I was in shock for a long time when I was diagnosed in 2003. It was confusing and crazy. I can help you with links to know what is just a pain and what is failure. Contact me through my blog I would love to talk to you. Another thing alot of us still having complications does not mean that you will. A lot of your pains are probably scar tissue or nerves getting use to the shunt.