sucessful surgery

[blanc]

Dear all,its the 15th of march  and 4days post operation.
my surgery went very well  although a bit of the tumor was lsft behind to preserve my facial nerve and i am happy with that.i had the retrosegoid subbocipal approah,its tha 15th of march  and 4days post operation.
my surgery went very well  although a bit of the tumor was lsft behind to preserve my facial nerve and i am happy with that.i had the retrosegoidraoch by dr chin lawrence z,d dr s jalisi. i thought they were great doctors. my hearingm was preserved on the left ear and my facial nerves working
I do however have throbing headaches which im hoping will go away with time. i was released frpm bmc this afternoon so im home again. i also have serious balance issues and kind of a bleury or double vision and my lsft eye feels weird.
thanks alot for your support and prayers and hope someday i can someday give some one the knindness i have recieved.
blandine

[Jim Scott]

Blandine ~

Congratulations on your successful AN surgery!  I hope and will pray that whatever lingering deficits you're experiencing will quickly resolve.  Now, rest and recover. 

Jim

[Larry]

Blandine,

congrats on the surgery and the preservation of your facial nerve. Just keep an eye on the headaches. For some, they go away within a few months, for others they are there to stay. make sure you monitor them because the surgeons will tell you that its normal to have these headaches. Well, I'm not so sure about that apart from a few days after major surgery.

There are a number of threads on headaches to read here but don't put up with the headaches without trying to minimise the pain.

wishing you a quick and positive recovery

Laz

[CHD63]

Blandine .....

Glad to hear your surgery is behind you and now to concentrate on complete recovery.  The first few days are always the worst, and hopefully the headaches will soon be a thing of the past.  Do not overdo ..... listen to your body.  Walk as much as you are safely able to, but be sure to rest in between times.

Thoughts and prayers.

Clarice

[Tod]

Blandine,

I'm glad to hear your surgery is over, successful, and you are back home. Take your time and heal well.

Best,

Tod

[Mei Mei]

Dear Blandine,
Congratulations on a successful surgery and having your facial nerve and hearing in place!  That is not an easy thing and you are very lucky.  Now rest well and recover well.  Drink lots of water and practice your balance exercises.  Work with the doctors on your headaches.  I hope they go away for you.
Sincerely,
Mei Mei

[ppearl214]

Blandine,

When I stood at Brigham Woman's last Friday, I took time to stare down the street towards BMC to send good wishes your way! It looks like those wishes have helped. Congrats on being a postie... and please take it easy! Thanks for checking in with us but now time to focus on your speedy recovery!  Get some rest!

Phyl

[leapyrtwins]

Blandine -

thanks for the update.

It sounds like you are well on the way to recovery.

Congrats on a successful outcome.

Jan

[Debbi]

Blandine -

So glad to read your post of a successful surgery.  Now, it's time to focus on recovery!  Take it one day, one step, at a time.  You've got lots of friends here cheering you on.

Debbi

[LisaP]

Blandine,

Best wishes for a speedy recovery!!

bmc, is that short for BayState Medical Center? Where did you have your surgery?

LisaP

[ppearl214]

bmc, is that short for BayState Medical Center? Where did you have your surgery?

I believe Boston Medical Center based on earlier thread:  http://anausa.org/forum/index.php?topic=11978.msg138011#msg138011. Phyl

[moe]

Blandine,
Congratulations! You made it! Still lots of work to do, but you survived brain surgery magnificently .
And posting so soon.

Let us know how things continue at your leisurely pace. Do not rush the recovery. Go with the flow. Lots of rests, naps, rests, naps, walks, etc....
And watch the bending over (don't do it)- may increase the headaches.

Your symptoms should subside over time. Give it 6 weeks at least. I enjoyed soothing music on a CD or ipod to just float away with when I was recovering. I had massive headaches which did go away after 6 weeks. No headaches now. The balance will improve with just simply walking as much as you can, looking straight ahead if you can.

Continued easy recovery wishes going your way
Maureen

[mimoore]

Welcome to being a postie! Now get back to resting and relaxing and taking things slowly!
Michelle 
Looking forward to your updates - sending healing vibes your way!

[joebloggs]

Congratulations!  Take it easy now, don't try and do too much too soon - your body will thank you for relaxing!  Good luck with the headaches - I hope they go away for good soon.

xx

[blanc]

Thanks all for your wishes. Surgery was at the Boston medical Centre. I had my stiches removed yesterday and the headaches have greatly improved.