Hi all - Just wanted to give everyone an update. I went for a follow up to my "neurosurgeon" yesterday. (what amazes me is that i only saw him for the appointment with the initial diagnosis. After that - it was always the physicians assistant........) Anyhow - that doesn't bother me - i did extensive research on the neurosurgeon and i know that i was in good hands. I had been experiencing some "aching" and pain in the back of my head - just at the base of the occipital bone (where the tumor/cyst was) Very, very sensitive to the touch - the only way i could explain what i was feeling was when i rested my head on a pillow, if i leaned my head back while i was sitting in my chair, etc. was that "the piece of skull they removed was pushing into my brain and giving me a headache". I was told that this is very normal for the type of surgery that i had. Also-the band from my headgear on my cpap goes right across that area so that will also increase the discomfort in that area (anyone have any ideas on how to resolve this issue?). They switched my muscle relaxer so that i can take one and still go to work (non-drowsy), and told me that my fatigue - i could expect to continue feeling it for several more months.....wonderful.......
The good thing is that everything i am feeling is perfectly normal, there are no symptoms that are causing any concern (other than the meds wreaking havoc on my system), and as slow as it may seem to me, I am recovering as i should be.
I still get depressed when i am tired - i get to a point where i feel like a ran a marathon and all i did was walk through a couple rooms.......I have always been a go, go, go, person so this really bothers me - the good thing is that i know "eventually" all this will go away and i will be myself again.....
Thank you all for your support - i really don't know what i would have done without you........
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Hi all - Just wanted to give everyone an update. I went for a follow up to my "neurosurgeon" yesterday. (what amazes me is that i only saw him for the appointment with the initial diagnosis. After that - it was always the physicians assistant........) Anyhow - that doesn't bother me - i did extensive research on the neurosurgeon and i know that i was in good hands. I had been experiencing some "aching" and pain in the back of my head - just at the base of the occipital bone (where the tumor/cyst was) Very, very sensitive to the touch - the only way i could explain what i was feeling was when i rested my head on a pillow, if i leaned my head back while i was sitting in my chair, etc. was that "the piece of skull they removed was pushing into my brain and giving me a headache". I was told that this is very normal for the type of surgery that i had. Also-the band from my headgear on my cpap goes right across that area so that will also increase the discomfort in that area (anyone have any ideas on how to resolve this issue?). They switched my muscle relaxer so that i can take one and still go to work (non-drowsy), and told me that my fatigue - i could expect to continue feeling it for several more months.....wonderful.......
March 3, 2010 - 6:43amThe good thing is that everything i am feeling is perfectly normal, there are no symptoms that are causing any concern (other than the meds wreaking havoc on my system), and as slow as it may seem to me, I am recovering as i should be.
I still get depressed when i am tired - i get to a point where i feel like a ran a marathon and all i did was walk through a couple rooms.......I have always been a go, go, go, person so this really bothers me - the good thing is that i know "eventually" all this will go away and i will be myself again.....
Thank you all for your support - i really don't know what i would have done without you........
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