Recovery - Week Two

The intense migraine headaches Becki had every day for over four months prior to surgery are gone, as is the severe nerve pain she was experiencing in her left arm. And, the head pain from the surgery is greatly improved. However, as previously noted, recovery from brain surgery does not involve steady forward progress. Becki has had good days and days that have not been as good. It is like a dance of two steps forward and one step back. The good news is that over time Becki is making forward progress.

Highlights this week include Becki getting outside for brief walks and having a very slight improvement in her sensitivity to light, but she does continue to require shades. She also continues to experience double vision and blurriness, but her doctor advised her this week that her eyes were tracking together so she does not need an eye patch - so no dressing like a pirate ... Arrrrr! Becki's doctor said that only time will tell what improvements she will have with her vision deficits and that the maximum improvement could take quite some time. The important thing to watch for with nerve damage is that Becki continue to show gradual improvement. Becki remains positive that she will eventually have an excellent recovery. In the meantime she continues taking lots of cat naps and Rod continues to provide excellent care.

Thank you again for everyone's support and encouragement. It means so much to Becki. Please note that she continues to be unable to respond to emails because of her vision deficits.