I was admitted to the ER on June 23rd for emergency craniotomy brain surgery. I was brought back to life by doctors and woke up 3 days later in the ICU. All I remember is severe migraines, vomiting, and blacking out. All I know is I stayed in the ICU for 9 days, two days in a regular room, and I'm back home now. The symptoms after my surgery include loss of memory, hard time concentrating, loss of balance, etc. By the grace of God, I have all my physical and mental abilities, and I'm here to use this as a part of my testimony. Idk what God has in store for me. I plan to continue to ask for strength from up above

Recovery time depends on many factors: the type of operation, age of the patient, immunity strength, etc...5 years after my brain tumor surgery and long difficult period of revalidation i still haven't fully recovered...the best is to go with the flow, stay optimistic and live as healthily as possible...

I met with an accident at October 28 .my surgery ( craniectomy)done on same day . I was ventilated an have no sense for 3 days .further I was in ICU for 4 days and 8 days at normal room .I feel little pain on back side of head and nerves of my neck side . After one month I was under gone cranioplasty . After cranioplasty surgery I feel much better and no any pains on the back of head . Thanks for all doctors

Life after craniotomy is very difficult n different but very huuuge thanks to god that he saved my life for my only daughter n my small cute family😊

I'm in week two of recovery and I'm happy as the resection was a life saver and bought me more time. I can't express how difficult recovery is without excercise. I really wish there was more I could be doing than just laying in bed.

I am 5 days post-op craniotomy for MVD for hemi facial spasms. I am 64 and am home recovering. Because of my keto-carnivore lifestyle, I am feeling amazing and moving around with little to no pain. I am consuming lots of water, bone broth, and animal foods. I dont consume sugar, grains, vegetables, or seed oils. I am using ice packs and will be encouraging blood flow on the incision area as soon as I get the okay. My health is so good because I don't have any underlying conditions. I don't take any medication for anything. I am just on Tylenol for pain and remainder of steroid prescription. My surgeon and hospital staff were amazed at my quick recovery. I am blessed beyond words!!

My brother died while undergoing brain tumor surgery 😥😥😥I lost a great friend of mine.. rest in peace brother

I had a craniotomy 13 days ago for MVD (micro vascular decompression) due to hemi facial spasms. I am doing great and I owe it to my keto- carnivore lifestyle. My diet consists of eating eggs, meat, bacon, some dairy. I don’t consume sugar, grains, seed oils or vegetables. I eat some berries but very little. I drink water, tea and coffee (black). I am doing great, and am off all pain meds and drugs. I felt good immediately after surgery and had side effects from all the pain meds, including morphine, steroids, oxycodone. I had nausea, constipation, but as I weaned off everything, I started feeling better. I drove yesterday on day 12, and did fine. The surgeon and hospital staff were amazed at how quickly I bounced back. The way I eat has much to do with my speedy recovery. I am 64 years young and am looking forward to my continued healthy recovery.

I need to have one either this month or next month. This video is very helpful :)

Yes i also having severe head aches n lso depressed many timez but i always go to the way to god n had a patience on that way😊

I had my craniotomy 6 months ago 14 October 2023 n I'm doing well bt struggling alot with walking, thinking or even concerntrating,the pain in ur head near incision never goes away only becomes milder,life is definitely not the same ..... everything in ur body changes ,,nerves , hormones,moods ,taste n behaviour,,,I cn work either yet cos it's still a long way to go,,,bt this is all things I'm new at n also learning to adjust

I had this after a bad case of bacterial meningitis, I was in the hospital for 3 weeks, 1 week of NICU and another 2 weeks learning to walk and then a month of antibiotics through a picc line. Through Emory university

I was about to drive after 10 days. Obviously, everyone is different, but, waiting until 8 weeks to drive or work is abnormally long per other medical posts.

My sister operated 3 days back... So feared

I was diagnosed with a cavernoma in 2009 at age 22 went through 5 brain surgery’s and had a vp shunt installed in my 4th ventricle I am 38 today I am mentally and emotionally broken I am physically disabled and wish that the cavernoma took my life I have been barely existing for the last 15 years and pray for death there is no hope if you have a cavernous malformation even if you survive the surgery

My wife had a craniotomy in June after months of severe migraines. She had clotting on the right side of her brain and had it removed. She still suffers from headaches almost daily. If anyone else has been in this situation or is going through it currently is there any advice that you can give me ? I feel helpless watching her go through this on a daily basis and all the nurses say is that it’s normal.

Did any one experience depression, anxiety or similar? I don't understand myself tbh I am a live , my family was with me the whole time , and I feel I cannot pass it 😢

Hey this was/is me! 11 years ago when I was living in Florida I was seeing a band in Orlando with a friend from work. We were there a little over 2 hours I had 3 beers at this point and I left the bar to use the restroom. I'm very thin, but I was not inebriated. I went to the restroom. Pissed. I remember washing my hands, and suddenly woke up 2 weeks later. I had undergone a craniotomy. A bit of my skull was removed to alleviate a brain-bleed. The skull fragment was replaced and screwed back in place. I still have no clue what happened. All that we could put together was via guesses from the physical therapists and my surgeons. They explained that the pressure and force needed to cause the level of damage I had done to my head would need to involve an outside force. A simple slip and fall would not have caused this damage, unless the fall was from over 10 feet up, and even then I would have needed to land like a jackhammer directly into my head. I spend eight months in the hospital. I had to learn to walk again. The damage had such weird effects on me. When I was given food I wouldn't notice any food on the left side of the plate, it would have to be rotated by nurses or visiting friends or family. Ever so slowly I got better. I could walk though I would slowly drift to the left. My cognitive functions slowly returned. They asked me to draw a clock on paper showing a specific time- the left side of the clock was messy but correct, the right side was fucking gibberish. Just symbols, squiggles, and lines representative of nothing. Though while I filled them out it was spot on correct in my head. After the cognitive therapist would look at it they would hand it back and point this out to me. It was fucking mind-blowing. Imagine being given paper to write your name, the date, your parent's names, and 3 favorite foods. Which you do, and in your mind see it was correctly done. Once it's returned to you and you look again you notice that it's essentially hieroglyphics. It took a little over two years to recover. I had to move out of my apartment and back in with my parents for about a year. I underwent my cognitive and physical therapy. Relearned to drive. Eventually I was deemed to be as normal as I was going to get, and got to go back to my old life. More or less. Beyond that I started having seizures last year. While the TBI isn't specifically why I'm now epileptic, my doctors all explained that it was a contributing factor at the least.

4/9/23 a brain surgery happened with my brother but after 3 mnth synus released last 3-4 from right side bone implant . Today my brother get admitted again .😢

I had a hemorrhagic stroke

I had a brain hameorhage two years ago n after that had a mojor neuro surgery of aneurysym in my brain after surgery i was in i u for 7 days in very critical situation when i became concious i lost my left side specially legt leg n left hand conciousness , had phsio therapy for six month, leg is back to working but hand is still on his way to work properly 😢

Does hair grow normally post the surgery on incision

Help… Does a person who suffered a hemorrhagic stroke and underwent Craniectomy surgery, resulting in paralysis and speech loss, still retain their pre-stroke identity? Is the 'old' them still inside but now live in a way where they can’t express the sleeve like they used to ? Or it’s a “ new “ them?

Anyone else have a colloid cyst? What was your recovery like? :)

The americans left their patient/ father's bills unpaid in the Philippines; and then the Government is conniving.

what if after craniotomy the patient is unconscious? The patients could not move and only sleep about 2 weeks. Please answer my question, Thank you

Still I m not recovered it already takes 3 year 😢😢

Does anyone know how to prevent brain tingling after surgery? My mom has brain tingling and she says it’s extremely uncomfortable

Had tumor removed from my brain 6 weeks ago. Now the incision on my head is draining fluid. I have called the surgeons line & asked if this is normal, but never gotten a response. Does anybody know if this goes with recovery after brain surgery?

Bone flap er kitna din bat firse bone lagayega

avoid cranioplasty if possible because: you will have a foreign body sensation in the head, a state of accentuated fatigue, headaches, etc.