Category: doctors

New Doctors! (in my town)

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I’ve needed to see new doctors here in my town. When I was at a doctor’s office today, I had to do my weight and a few questions from one person. I told this person my life-story about this brain surgery. Next was another person who asked me some questions, so again I told “my story”. …and another person. …and another person. Telling my “impressive medical story” of brain-damage & brain-surgery is just something I’ve done a billion times. Interesting to see how different people can react differently.  😉

Did lots of questions and tests that were given to me today. Not really much of anything wrong with me (as usual), except the fact I’ve gained quite a bit of weight. Probably from the fact that I just “look” at my scale in the bathroom. Looking but not using. I’ve always thought… “Maybe next time I’m in the bathroom I’ll try it out.” But, this suggestive thought has never works for me.

So… I was there and I now have a list of doctors lined up for the future. I’m still thinking about contacting a new local Neurologist, just to tell my story about having brain surgery. The fact of my not needing to use seizure medication is one thing with it, but we’ll just see. Need a new Psychologist, and I’m getting that one set up soon. Other people to FINALLY have locally would be better for me.

Local doctors and other things are the best for me because I don’t have a drivers license. Just need to take a taxi, but that thing only goes within in my town….

Another New Neuro-Doctor

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Spoke with a new Neuro-doctor today. This discussion was about another surgery which will reduce the tremor from the right side of my body. Maybe not ENTIRELY, but to hopefully (somewhat) fix the arm/hand & [maybe] the foot. What will be done is the insertion of a wire into a certain part of the brain and the other end is connected to a probe underneath the skin. This probe is located at about the same height as the heart, just on the right side of the chest. …and underneath the skin with both the probe and “wire”.

He told me how this will be done and ALL the side effects. Those (possible) side effects don’t seem TOO bad (to me). But still, these side effects are not the most enjoyable things.

Earlier in this blog, there is the video of a person who had just received this surgery. He speaks about how he has this device to help with his Dystonia. Not damage in the brain, like me.

Several years after getting this to my brain, I will need to get back to the hospital and have another “quick” surgery. This is just to “change the battery” in the device.

To me, this is entirely CHOICE. Not a life or death necessity. Need to look… and talk… and think further into this.

Oh! I asked about the…

“Will I be awake while doing this surgery?”

Likely, it will be either… maybe YES, or maybe NO.
I can probably figure that one out when I’m on a table in the operating room. I’ll just tell you RIGHT THEN AND THERE.

My next thought is: Will I be able to “REMEMBER” anything afterwards??? 😛

Mr. Neurologist Today

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I saw my original Neurologist today and was told that everything is looking good after the last 6 months.

Now, before having another surgery, I need to do MORE TESTS. All of these tests are done to see if everything is working fine. They are also done to see if there are any more changes since a few years ago…… after the originally completed brain surgery.

Ugh….. ANY Neurological tests are NOT the most enjoyable thing to do…

All of these will be checking the qualifications for the surgery I’ve been talking about recently: “fix the tremor on my right side”.

We will talk more about that as time and tests go on… and on…. and on….

Doc from Last Month…

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Saw this new doc again today. Just a slight change in the amount of medication, but that was about it. It was discussed that the “tremor removal surgery” has to wait to be decided upon. This doctor has said the surgeon, who particularly does the implant (that I discussed a month ago),  won’t have the time for another several months. Sooooo…. no REAL change.

The Psych…

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Well.. with the new Psychologist, here are the things to be done. What I originally thought is that a is there would be new medication to help me with the psych-things (whatever those things are called). I learned that his idea in mind was what to prescribe to me was a medication that I WAS ALREADY ON.

He suggested to INCREASE a med and help with needs. Seizures (one thing it’s good for) is what I don’t need it for anymore. Um, but I have been trying to get that medication LOWERED by using another medication.

Being put back ON the medication that I worked hard to get off by getting this brain surgery??? HELL NO! The whole reason (to me) to have this brain surgery was to get off the stuff. I need to speak with someone else, or something like that.

Need to think about what to do next….