Background In October of 2007 I had some rather serious surgery on a tumor and cyst growing in my medulla - the part of the brain that controls breathing and heartrate and other automatic functions. Spoiler alert, all came out fine: the tumor was benign, the neurosurgeon was able to get it out completely. I was left with some residual...
(Full post)For the first time in a long time, I checked in on this blog and found that it still gets some views — someone out there is still looking at it once in a while. Thanks for your continued interest. And your continued perseverance! I know it’s been almost five months since I wrote anything!
(Full post)I called the neurosurgeon’s office to voice my concern that the right-side numbness seems not to be going away. The nurse I talked to hunted up Dr. Newell, the surgeon, and called back. Word is that in most cases, the numbness goes away in a few months, but there’s no way to tell the extent of the nerve damage except...
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