Well, first off I have been looking for a site like this for over a year now! Somehow I guess I was not ment to find it til now.
About me...I'm 39, homeschooling mom of 3. Married to my best friend for 18 yrs. I love God and all he has done and continues to do for me and my family!!
So, why would I look for a site like this?? Here goes...
In Febuary of 2011 I had brain surgery. I had complained of migranes for a year before this. I had taken everything, except shots, for these. I saw my family Dr, an ENT specialist, and a natural Dr, oh, and some crazy lady who had her computer read my hands and eyes! No one had an answer. Finally the headaches got to 4 migraines a day. At this point my vision would double when the pain was at it's worst. All I could do was sleep. My Husband and I finally decided to go to an ER and request a CT scan. Well, from there I was moved to another hospital, one that specializes in brain surgery. They did an MRI, I had a tumor the size of a gold ball on my right back side. I spent the weekend in the hospital, went home for 2 days, then back for surgery.
After the tumor was removed my vision went double for 8 weeks, the left side of my face had no feeling or movement, and my mouth lost all temp. feeling. They have never been able to answer why this happened. I had one DR tell me it did not happen! Love that guy, lol!
In 8 weeks I had a follow up MRI, things were good, but I had these awful bouts of fear. They said it was all in my head and went on. Finally I had a DR listen to what I was feeling. He diagnosed me as severe panic disorder, generalized anxiety disorder, and agoriphobia. I have alway been a social person, until now. I take different meds for the panic/anxiety, but they still come and go as they please. I work with a therapist, it helps, some.
My intrest is in weather or not this is common after Brain Surgery?? My DRs tell me it's just from the "trauma", well I think it would have left by now if that was the cause?
Any advice or thoughts on this would be awesome!! And feel free to ask me anything! I have found that I feel more at ease when I can help someone else, seems to give me and my craziness some purpose! LOL!!
Thank you in advance!
And GOD bless!!
Stacie

See the sub-forum for TBI and concussion. I am very sorry to hear your challenges. There are some great people with great advice here. Hope you feel better soon.

Stacie,

It is great to have you come and be with us. You will fine a great number of dear friends to listen when you are in need of ears. Please let us know how we can help you out. You will find out we are supportive and relaxing place.

Click in on the following forum, there you will find a fellow member to assist you.

Headaches:
http://neurotalk.psychcentral.com/forum32.html

Traumatic Brain Injury and Post Concussion Syndrome:
http://neurotalk.psychcentral.com/forum92.html

Please keep us up to date on her condition. Again welcome, looking forward to seeing you around. My thoughts and prayers are with you.

Darlene

I feel lost in myself sometimes and i have been house bound since the accident.
I can't process fast enough to drive, and frankly I think i would cause an accident.
Iam not the same person I was and unable to continue my proffesion. I am much better than I was but I can still matter.

Welcome to Neuro Talk. Anxiety and panic can happen with any severe trauma you get. You are not crazy, and it is good that you are going for council. anytime there is a sugery on a brain, things can happen that are not quite what the doctors think. that one doctor should never have told you it was all in your head, he didn't have much sympathy. My neighbor has had two brain surgeries for brain cancer. He has days that are good, and days where cognitive, panic like things happen. I hope with therapy and good meds. that this will go away for you and you can go back to a more normal existance. God keep you in his hands. ginnie