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Replies to "softie: So your surgeries were back in 2007, 2008? You sure went through a lot, including..."
Yes, the surgeries were 2007 & 2008.
Recovering from the anesthesia was interesting. The sensation was like being trapped in a semi transparent white cone, a few feet taller that me and extending down to my feet. Some times the bottom of the cone rise up a few inches some times up to my knees. I could 'see' clearly the world where the cone had lifted. The cone lowered after a minute or so.
I wasn't supposed to drive the car for 4 weeks.
I waited 4 weeks, then for the first trip, I drove the 'back roads' - no real traffic , for a distance of 4- 5 city blocks. Seemed to be OK. The next trip was driving in real traffic
to a shopping mall. As soon as I stepped into the mall, and saw dozens of people, chaos and noise, I was overwhelmed . It was like there was no gas in my tank. I sat down to recover and needed to sit down a few more times while shopping. I drove home but I needed a 4 hour nap to recover.
The tumor was in the front of my head, the third eye. Interestingly, within 2 months I met 3 others who had the same operation . One person 's tumor was discovered because a biological family member had a tumor so they were given an MRI . It was located in the back of their skull and affected their vision processing
I was getting MRI up until last year. They cut me off the MRIs when I turned 75.
I really think they cut me off for making a bad joke. When I walked into the MRI waiting room, they asked me what I was here for. I said that I was here to meet a Mister Eye. "No person by that name ,Could you spell it for me" . Sure thing M-R-I. The nurse said she had being in the department for 40 years and never heard that joke before. "Of course nor, I just made it up"
I am trying to get an MRI but the problem is to get a neurologist to read it.