Brain surgery recovery

It is the four week anniversary of my surgery today… I’m healing up slowly, getting better day by day! More blog posts to come in the next few weeks as I heal! They put you asleep…

Once you have left the hospital and are sent home with several drugs and a few letters saying you will be sent to a rehabilitation centre in due course.

My experience with a brain tumor at age 37. #meningioma #braintumor #brainsurgery

Brain Tumour Stories & Life After A Brain Tumour

WARNING: There is a somewhat graphic photo of Luke’s surgery scar toward the bottom of the post. I don’t think it is too bad, but if you are extra sensitive to stuff like that, just scroll by quickly. haha!! Hey friends! It has been a whirlwind of a few weeks, for sure! Luke had his brain...

- Today, a friend of mine is having surgery to remove a brain tumor. We talked about it a little bit last year, not long after my surgery. His doctors were able to confirm right away that his tumor wasn’t cancerous (which is all kinds of YES), but in the last few months, it started…

A year ago I had brain surgery to remove a tumor from my pituitary gland. Success is never guaranteed where tumors are concerned. But I never expected this.

I got an email the other day from someone who was about to have brain surgery. This, in and of itself, isn’t anything new – since writing about my own surgery, I get a couple of emails a week from people who are in similar (or, as is often the case, far scarier) situations. But…

Brain injury can cause different problems, depending on the side affected. Here's a comparison of Right-brain injury and Left-brain injury.

My surgery recovery earlier this year was the first I’ve had in 5 years I had several months to prepare for it, which made my overall recovery easier. Unfortunately, I am a surgery pro, which is why I’ve pulled together a list of 15 things to do to make your recovery go smoothly. I hope that these tips for recovering from surgery help you, too!