Author: Darren Long

A blog about me, my meds, my brain surgeries, my hospital stays, my doctor visits, my life... la la la...

Better Changes

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Last month, I was complaining about the responding access using mouth along with my brain. Interesting. Very Interesting. Now, I wouldn’t say that this isn’t a problem sooo much. Is it gone? Mmmmmm….Things are better.

Here’s something new. I LOVE having my music playing REALLY LOUD while writing this. Why? It all has to do with the brain access and which side to access. —– (That was weird just now. When that song ended my very quick typing ended). Another familiar (not that I know how to spell everything correctly without spellcheck) song is on, so my very fast typing speed is going again. Wait… Song at the end… Pause the typing… …. OK. Now another is on again VERY LOUD.

This isn’t too bad. I’ve always enjoyed music and now I have an (pause… wait, I am unfamiliar with that older Paul Simon song… Next I do know, Magic Carpet Ride) excuse to listen to the loud things at every moment of the day. Hahaha….

(wait wait wait… Here Comes The Sun)

So, this is a good change. I like this. Yelling was getting old, but I can handle playing my awesome stereo with awesome music all the time. 🙂 I don’t want to say the yelling is completely finished, just was very easy to get the above thoughts out of this BrAiN.

Maybe “Another Day” is here…

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Might of thought to myself, “When am I going to add to my blog? Maybe another day?” Thankfully, nothing drastic to comment about my current standings with the brain surgery. So, it’s just been awhile…

I do have to say that every day that goes by in my life is a better one. I feel better within my body. Doesn’t matter with whatever happens on the outside, I always feel better on the inside.

I have learned another thing…  talking. I have figured out how to make it “better” for (just) me. When a person speaks, they will be using (from what I understand) the frontal portion of the brain. This could be the portion that was accessed through when the brain surgery was done? That could be true. I could understand and believe that. The reason I say that is that I can intelligently THINK of what words I want to say, just cannot get those words out of my mouth in a normal tone. AH! But, if I YELL the words (from what I understand, using a different portion of the brain in the back) they come out just fine. Just very loud!!!! I can get my intelligent words out of my mouth.

This may be the strangest thing you’ve ever read, but you’ll never “hear” it from me in a normal voice. Is this going to last forever? I don’t know. Haven’t checked with anyone about that. It’s just nice to know something new. How to share with other people, the actual reason why I may be yelling? Oh, well. I guess we’ll see where this is going to take us…

So, what’s been going on?

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What is up with this “WHAT? I haven’t written for a month?” stuff? That’s just not right (write?).

Just trust me, I am still alive and still able to safely & correctly write into this media. The problems I seem to be showing that I have are no more than a change in everything I have been doing in the past. Discuss this? No. Not today.

Back to living… I got the new doctors over at the KU Med and have been very successful with them. Just had another appointment on Wednesday of this week and have chosen to start seeing a Psych in the town that I live in, rather than commuting the many miles all the way to the KU hospital where my surgeons are located at. This is going to be helpful.

Not too much else. I have had some very helpful communication with a long-time friend. This has helped in many ways.

I’ll stay more communicable (more often) once more exciting things happen that are worthy of communicating about. Right now, things are still going good and quiet. 🙂

New Doctor

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I had a meeting at the Hospital to discuss the decision of making sure ALL my doctors (even the Psychologists) be located at the University where I had my operation. This makes everything MUCH easier for all the doctors that work on me and work with me to communicate with each other after the surgery.

It’s always quite interesting when I visit the University Hospital. The doctors are always seem very happy to see and get to know me very well. Met with a new Psychology doctor there on Wednesday and have come to decide that this is the better doctor (unlike a previous Psych not at the Hospital). It’s always a good thing to have a Psych who can actually understand what you’re talking about and care about it.

I have a Neurologist appointment on the 30th, too.

I’m doing great!

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I can really see that this lengthy recovery time is getting better and better. This is outstanding. I am absolutely better and better EVERYDAY. It’s crazy, but true. Everyday I am feeling better, thinking better, better everything.

It’s taken QUITE AWHILE to feel this good, and I’m still not 100% (back to normal) yet. Near that, not all there yet.

Feeling great? Hell yeah.

As far as that brain-pain that I had on the frontal-left.. gone.

Ability to think correctly? Now… At this very date, it is like this: I can usually think “it”. Just can’t communicate “it” out my mouth easily. Being just in a better manner of speaking/typing is my beginning. Think better, communicate better.

Went to meet with the surgeon last week. He was impressed. (Giving himself a pat on the back?) I have to agree, he did a good job. 🙂