Guest guest Posted January 22, 2009 Report Share Posted January 22, 2009 I am just wondering how many of you have brain injuries, I am trying to figure out what percentage of people have it and how much It has inpacted your life, I have been in rehab 3 times a week finally am cutting back.Thanks for sharing. take care Kauffman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 28, 2009 Report Share Posted January 28, 2009 Hi there, Good luck with your decision and thank you for your time. Sincerely > > > From: Yardbird <yardbird@...> > > Subject: Re: Brain injury > > > > Date: Thursday, January 22, 2009, 9:53 AM > > Hello , > > > > I don't think it's proper to call my issue a > brain > > injury, but it's > > definitely intracranial and neurological. " Skull > > base " would be the > > conventional way to describe the location of the > problem. > > > > I have a benign tumor called an acoustic neuroma on my > left > > side. Some have > > this sort of thing extracted surgically, and others > have it > > treated with > > radiation that stops it growing so that it doesn't > > press against the brain > > and kill you, even though it's still there in your > > vestibular (inner ear) > > canal. > > > > I chose radiosurgery because I had hoped thereby to > save my > > remaining > > hearing in that ear. The treatment seems to have been > > successful in the > > sense that the tumor stopped growing, but I lost my > hearing > > in that ear > > anyway plus the tumor and maybe its treatment, also, > did > > terrible damage to > > my vestibular nerve and the balance center of my > brain. The > > result is > > continuous throbbing in my head coupled with constant > > vertigo. Dizziness, > > sort of. > > > > This has nothing at all to do with my having developed > a > > heart condition > > (congestive heart failure, dilated cardiomyopathy) but > > there it is. A > > brain-related and serious problem, although not the > result > > of an injury > > incident. > > > > I'd be interested to know what it was that > happened to > > you, and what the > > therapy you mention has consisted of. > > > > Thanks, > > > > > > Brain injury > > > > > > I am just wondering how many of you have brain > injuries, I > > am trying to > > figure out what > > percentage of people have it and how much It has > inpacted > > your life, I have > > been in rehab 3 > > times a week finally am cutting back.Thanks for > sharing. > > > > take care Kauffman > > > > > > ------------------------------------ > > > > Be sure to visit and use other ZapLife.org services: > > > > The ZapperBBS at > > http://zaplife.org/phpBB2/viewforum.php?f=1 > > 1 - Email list forum at > > / > > 2 - Email delivery of the Zapper Newsletter at > > 2/ > > 3 - Email list forum for those involved in ICD > > litigation at > > 3/ > > ZapChat - Real time online support group (Thursdays > 8PM > > EST) at > > http://www.zaplife.org/chat.html > > ZapFAQs - A glossary of ICD/arrhythmia terms and > > abbreviations at > > http://www.zaplife.org/zap4.htm > > The ZAPPER Home page at > > http://www.zaplife.org/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 28, 2009 Report Share Posted January 28, 2009 Hi there, Nice to hear your story I am very sorry though because I know how hard it is to go from a career person to someone you dont even know. I have anoxic brain injury due to a cardiac arrest that I was down for nearly one hour. I was curious how people delt with this issue. I am going thru all the ot speech etc and love the fact that you did find a job again. It is so important to have a reason to get up jn the morning. thanks for your reply > > > From: Yardbird <yardbird@dslextreme .com> > > Subject: Re: Brain injury > > @groups .com > > Date: Thursday, January 22, 2009, 9:53 AM > > Hello , > > > > I don't think it's proper to call my issue a > brain > > injury, but it's > > definitely intracranial and neurological. " Skull > > base " would be the > > conventional way to describe the location of the > problem. > > > > I have a benign tumor called an acoustic neuroma on my > left > > side. Some have > > this sort of thing extracted surgically, and others > have it > > treated with > > radiation that stops it growing so that it doesn't > > press against the brain > > and kill you, even though it's still there in your > > vestibular (inner ear) > > canal. > > > > I chose radiosurgery because I had hoped thereby to > save my > > remaining > > hearing in that ear. The treatment seems to have been > > successful in the > > sense that the tumor stopped growing, but I lost my > hearing > > in that ear > > anyway plus the tumor and maybe its treatment, also, > did > > terrible damage to > > my vestibular nerve and the balance center of my > brain. The > > result is > > continuous throbbing in my head coupled with constant > > vertigo. Dizziness, > > sort of. > > > > This has nothing at all to do with my having developed > a > > heart condition > > (congestive heart failure, dilated cardiomyopathy) but > > there it is. A > > brain-related and serious problem, although not the > result > > of an injury > > incident. > > > > I'd be interested to know what it was that > happened to > > you, and what the > > therapy you mention has consisted of. > > > > Thanks, > > > > > > Brain injury > > > > > > I am just wondering how many of you have brain > injuries, I > > am trying to > > figure out what > > percentage of people have it and how much It has > inpacted > > your life, I have > > been in rehab 3 > > times a week finally am cutting back.Thanks for > sharing. > > > > take care Kauffman > > > > > > ------------ --------- --------- ------ > > > > Be sure to visit and use other ZapLife.org services: > > > > The ZapperBBS at > > http://zaplife. org/phpBB2/ viewforum. php?f=1 > > 1 - Email list forum at > > http://health. groups.. com/group/ / > > 2 - Email delivery of the Zapper Newsletter at > > http://health. groups.. com/group/ 2/ > > 3 - Email list forum for those involved in ICD > > litigation at > > http://health. groups.. com/group/ 3/ > > ZapChat - Real time online support group (Thursdays > 8PM > > EST) at > > http://www.zaplife. org/chat. html > > ZapFAQs - A glossary of ICD/arrhythmia terms and > > abbreviations at > > http://www.zaplife. org/zap4. htm > > The ZAPPER Home page at > > http://www.zaplife. org/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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