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It wasn’t super painful, just wasn’t myself for a while after. At 6 weeks I was quite a bit better, and at 8 weeks I actually went on a vacation to Nashville with my son. I took it pretty easy. The first couple weeks were the worst because I had a splint up my nose and had to breath through my mouth. You don’t realize how much you need the nose to help with pressure and breathing when eating! I am very glad I didn’t have to have a craniotomy like the first neurosurgeon was saying. The risks and possible complications were much higher, and no big incision. It was considered minimally invasive despite being surgery next to your brain. Crazy!