Good luck.
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By the way, from the story it sounds like you have some terrible doctors there.
[QUOTE=lucky;29400298]Good luck, and don't underestimate the brain's ability to adapt and recover.
It forms new connections like you don't even know. It's like there's a spider on roids in there.
Again, good luck.[/QUOTE]
Actually the sad part is, the brain has a terrible job repairing damage itself. Apart from specific areas of the brain, no new neurons are grown throughout your whole life.
[QUOTE=DainBramageStudios;29405364]Actually the sad part is, the brain has a terrible job repairing damage itself. Apart from specific areas of the brain, no new neurons are grown throughout your whole life.[/QUOTE]
"DainBramageStudios"....., oh the irony...
[QUOTE=Isaiah Mustafa;29405424]"DainBramageStudios"....., oh the irony...[/QUOTE]
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His surgery is today, correct?
I would not like to be awake during a surgery. That would be horrible. Good luck mate.
It restores your faith in humanity when you see all this support for a stranger hundreds of miles from me. I hope everything will go ok for you OP, and you never know, you might come off a bit better, with an even greater outlook on life.
Hey, I don't know you at all bro, but just reading your thread made me tear up.
I wish you the best and hope to see you around being your same old self.
That sounds horrible, I really hope you make it through fine.
Being awake while they operate on you sound absolutely terrifying, if they fuck up, I wonder if you would be able to feel parts of yourself fading away... Its not nice to think about.
good luck comrade.
i hope everythings okay, you seem like a great person and i hope nothing but the best.
Don't go into the light.
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[QUOTE=DainBramageStudios;29405364]Actually the sad part is, the brain has a terrible job repairing damage itself. Apart from specific areas of the brain, no new neurons are grown throughout your whole life.[/QUOTE]
People have lived fairly normal lives with half a brain, while it doesn't repair itself it adapts to changes extremely well.
I'm dying of inticipation! I highly doubt he will suffer from any major damage to his brain. I'm very interested in this because I wanna hear about the recovery and stuff.
I feel you OP! The fear is great, but you are in good hands!
Good luck man, no idea what you've been through but I wish you the best.
Not sure if relevant but I watched House a few hours ago and they did a brain surgery thingy with a guy awake and it looked terrifying, I hope you'll be okay.
[QUOTE=Partyprime;29408384]Not sure if relevant but I watched House a few hours ago and they did a brain surgery thingy with a guy awake and it looked terrifying, I hope you'll be okay.[/QUOTE]
You basically just sit there and talk with the doctors, you don't feel anything other than some numbness. It actually solves some of the complications that can arise with other forms of surgery.
I hope you make it man. I have seen you on the forum a few times and I know you are a good person. Stay strong, you are the type of person we need in this world and it would be a tragedy to see you go.
[QUOTE=Zeke129;29408488]You basically just sit there and talk with the doctors, you don't feel anything other than some numbness. It actually solves some of the complications that can arise with other forms of surgery.[/QUOTE]
Full anesthesia is also never really a good thing, or so I've heard...
That's some world-shattering news. I can sympathise with you and your family; I've been a few situations were the brain can't deal with what's going on and retreats into itself. In addition, my dad's an emergency care practitioner, and we've had several scares where it was a possibility he may have come down with meningitis, HIV and an overload of stress from work. It's not much help, but I understand to an extent what you are all going through.
A brain operation is scary stuff, but remember that'll you'll be operated on by highly trained and experienced professionals who will do their utmost to save your life. You will more than likely come away fit, healthy and repaired. And as others have pointed out, even losing large chunks of your brain will not necessarily adversely affect you permanently.
If the worst case scenario comes to pass and you're left mute it won't ruin your life. It will certainly be more difficult, but not impossible. Stephen Hawking's done rather well. You'd have to learn sign language, or get a small UMPC with text-speech.
Whatever happens after the operation, your family will always be with you and love you, and any problems will be solvable.
I'll echo the rest of the thread, and wish you the best of luck.
I had brain surgery once. I fell and hit my head on a rock while running in the park about 5 years ago. In a daze I woke up in the ER to find that from my perspective everything I see is a musical. Everybody about me was singing their daily communications in a choreographed manner and everyone thought I was completely nuts. After an MRI it was found out that I had a brain tumor the size of a walnut, I got surgery the next day and thankfully the singing stopped. One of the doctors who diagnosed me was, like, obsessed with his best friend.
[QUOTE=FinalHunter;29407562]It said on his blog that his surgery was at 6PM, so he could be in now, or about to go, who knows. Depends on his time zone.[/QUOTE]
that would make it about half an hour from now if hes on PST
OP, good luck :) don't worry about your speech too much - my dad had a stroke a couple years ago, completely ravaged the speech part of his brain. But he's gone through training and now you can't tell that he had the stroke.
Sure, brain damage doesn't get repaired, but your brain is so large and underutilized (not sure exactly but its normally something like 7-10%), you wouldn't know the difference.
[QUOTE=Rick Ross;29409673]I had brain surgery once. I fell and hit my head on a rock while running in the park about 5 years ago. In a daze I woke up in the ER to find that from my perspective everything I see is a musical. Everybody about me was singing their daily communications in a choreographed manner and everyone thought I was completely nuts. After an MRI it was found out that I had a brain tumor the size of a walnut, I got surgery the next day and thankfully the singing stopped. One of the doctors who diagnosed me was, like, obsessed with his best friend.[/QUOTE]
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sounds like a horrible story
Onward young soldier, good luck!
See you on the other side... the finality of that statement combined with that picture of your thumb up just gives me chills, mate. Excuse me, but a tear just fell down my cheek. Best of luck to you and your family, and I mean that.
Holy fuck, this is horrible. I really hope too see a post with good news in the future.
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