I ended up with aphasia as both language centers (Wernicke and Broca’s) took a hard hit when I ruptured. Depending on one’s outlook it was either a good thing or not that I had no affect for several years. Once I regained emotions, it bothered me I couldn’t remember a specific word or what a word meant. My career centered around words both in documentation and in court, not to mention speaking with families who had different educational levels. Words are so important to one’s existence aren’t they? It is one of the ways we communicate. My best friend brought a simple to read mystery book when I was in NSICU and I couldn’t understand the meanings of many words. Any poor soul who walked by was subject to me asking what a word meant. Thank goodness for all of them, mostly Susannah (RN), EB (med student) and Dr. Walker (Critical Care who also had brain surgery) who were always around.
I’m more apt now to read on a tablet or my phone, easier to look up a word immediately but worse for my brain. I should get out the old red Webster’s and a printed book. Too much time on an electronic device does no good, so please practice the 20/20/20 rule ophthalmologists recommend. Every 20 minutes look away from the screen, for 20 seconds and look 20 feet away. Mine said we tend to stare at a screen and forget to blink which in turn can cause dry eyes so blink 20 times is what he added. It’s much harder for you now I would imagine since everything is done on electronics instead of written or typed words. We have a member who’s done a lot of reading research into it and has several recommendations to help others. If you can’t find it let me know, I tried to find it whilst typing this and my tablet won’t let me.
I never had a migraine prior to rupture. I had headaches caused by stress, lack of sleep, lack of eating and poor posture at my desk due apparently to the way everything was set up. Had one of my neurologists diagnose me with atypical migraines, I forget what he said they were when I would see beautiful filigree lights that looked like fine Irish lace. He recommended an OTC that I had to tell the one pharmacy that carried it who had told me to get it as it was pretty strong and behind their counter. My body didn’t like it and I had to continuously reduce the amount I took until he said it wasn’t something that worked for me. I think it was some type of magnesium but don’t hold me to it. He did prefer one type over another more common, believing folks in the USA don’t get enough of it. He later ordered a SPG block that I don’t really recommend after talking it over with my neurosurgeon. The first one went fine but when I went in for the second, it hurt like the dickens and I’m not into pain. When I told my surgeon I wasn’t having another, she was happy about my decision. Then she told me that the needle is actually going through the brain barrier. I wish she had told me she would prefer I not have them but that’s not what she does. I forget how the conversation went after my third procedure, but I told her I was never going back to a chiropractor and she said that was good. She was all for me going to get my massage and said she wished all her patients would. Maybe that can help you as well, just remember to let the massage therapist know you have had a procedure.
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