I had my brain MRI yesterday for the post-op baseline. I've sent the CD-rom off to my neurosurgeon this morning. I was fortunate to get my old PC up and running yesterday afternoon and got to see my images before I sent it to Dr. Gentili. (craziness... can't load the CD on my Mac!)
Look!! There's all kinds room for my brain!! I'm so excited!!
With my diminished headaches and improvement with the other symptoms like my speech, vision and thinking, I'm sure the neurosurgeon will say the surgery has been successful. (Okay, I had to spell check diminished three times to spell it write - maybe my cognitive is still a little off!) I'm extremely happy with my progress so far. If I had to, I'd go through it all again. Well, maybe we could leave out the brachial plexus injury...
Speaking of the shoulder, I was back at physio this morning for another set of instructions and to report to my physiotherapist. She was so happy with my little spreadsheet I developed to track my progress. So I will continue and I will add the other activities as she assigns them. Today she also did some assessing for Thoracic Outlet Syndrome (TOS). I am positive for it in one of the 3 or 4 positions. So, there is another piece in my puzzle. I will also likely need a custom wrist splint made for me to go back to work. I have the $25 one from the drug store, but it is aged and falling apart so when it comes time to replace it, it will be custom. In addition to my typing and writing and grip strength I am also putting books up on a high shelf to simulate filing minute books at work. And yes, I'm sore. Time for some down-time before I make dinner.
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