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Brain aneurysm
I was the first person to have the awake procedure done at Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville to repair my aneurysm. Many thanks to Dr Tawk and Dr Q for all u do for your patients
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Thank you so much...still nervous nonetheless!
What is the awake procedure?
I had a ruptured brain aneurysm 4 years ago, it was coiled during emergency surgery. I also have an internal carotid artery dissection (on the opposite side). I take low dose aspirin for the dissection. I have been told taking NSAIDS is not a safe option for me other than one or two, every once in while. I have read that red light therapy increases blood flow and lowers inflammation and I am wondering if there is a risk for me to use it on my face/scalp. Unfortunately I am not confident with the answer I received from my neurologist which was "no risk that I have heard of". I was hoping they would have more information or active research.
@k8e - welcome to Mayo Clinic Connect. I am glad you were able to get the ruptured aneurysm coiling done in emergency surgery. That is already a lot, not to mention you also said you have an internal carotid artery dissection (on the opposite side).
I moved your post here to this existing discussion about brain aneurysm so you could connect with others:
- Brain aneurysm https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/brain-aneurysm-1/
Hoping that here you can connect with @annieboo @haileypeytmom @cacamik @tainan and others who may have input related to red light therapy to increase blood flow and lower inflammation, and any risks to your face and scalp with this.
Have you gotten to look into publications on Google Scholar? If not, this search tool is useful to get you right to scientific publications on any medical topic.
How are you doing health wise these days, overall?
I am 80 years old and have a 3 mm wide neck aneurysm in the interior communicating artery. Neurosurgeon is trying to determine next steps. Thought from the group please.
Nick