Welcome back to Connect, Heather. Thank you for writing to JKenser. Your offer to answer questions means a lot, as I'm sure you know.

Heather,
Thank you for writing me. I actually had surgery last Friday the 30th.. Everything just happened so quick. I was in for an appointment Wednesday and scheduled for a right temporal lobe resection that Friday. Surgery was successful, as they were able to remove all of the tumor. Still waiting on pathology, and praying that it is benign and will never come back. I think I am healing okay. I have never had any surgery so I am not sure what to expect. I feel very weak and foggy and the right side of my head is numb, which feels weird. I am hopeful that these feelings go away. I am walking, talking, eating, and know who I am and who my God is so I am very blessed. How is your daughter doing? What type of tumor did she have? I am curious to know how long I will feel "weird." I think just the shock of everything that has happened so quickly and the anxieties that surround that is a big part of why I am feeling so different. I am sure the medications are not helping me. I stopped taking the narcotics and just take Tylenol but am still on anti seizure medications until tomorrow. I have never taken any medication before so that is weird for me. But again, all the glory to God for answering out prayers that this was operable and that Mayo was able to remove it so quickly. I had such a great team of doctors and nurses, they made all the difference in the world. Thank you again for writing me. I look forward to hearing from you =)

-Jessica Kenser