5 week Postop/Batzdorf

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Since January of this year I've given birth, had a hysterectomy,

brain surgery and while I was in the hospital my Dad past away. Since

I was in CA for surgery, I wasn't able to travel home to attend any

services. I'm now home and feeling very overwhelmed and I'm not sure

what's wrong with me. I'm just not happy inside but I also know that

things will get better so I don't know why I can't shake this

feeling. I'm usually such a bubbly person so this feeling is out of

character for me. I went to my family doctor on Friday. He put me on

AMBIEN 10MG so that I would sleep through the night. He said that if

I wasn't sleeping the EFFEXOR 75MG (for anxiety) that I'm taking

wouldn't be as effective. I took it the first night and I didn't like

the way it made me feel. I also woke up every two hours. The next

night I tried TYLENOL PM.. I slept great. The next night the TYLENOL

PM didn't work at all.  I don't want to take something so strong that

it's addicting. I hate taking any medicine!! Do other ACM/SM patients

have problems with sleeping or depression/anxiety? My Mother is the

person I always turned to for support but I don't want to go and

burden her. My husband has been wonderful but I just can't get that

peppy feeling back.  I'm up and about and pretending like things are

okay but inside my heart I feel like a mess. Could I have postpartum

depression this late in the game? (haha)  I don't feel like I'm going

to hurt myself or anything like that. I just feel lonely and not at

peace inside. I've also never lost anyone close to me so I'm not sure

what that's suppose to feel like. I've started having headaches

again. Pressure behind my eyes and it radiates to the back of my

head. This could be because I'm not sleeping well, I don't know. Is

there a good position to sleep in that would help?  Dr Batzdorf just

called me and he suggested that I quickly get back on FLEXERIL. He

says that he believes this will help with my headaches and other

things. I know I'm complaining a lot but I do still consider the

surgery a BIG success. I can walk a straight line and I don't feel

clumsy. I can also track objects left to right now. It's so neat!! I

haven't experienced being dizzy not ONCE since the surgery.When I do

cough/sneeze, I don't get that head rush feeling or the headache or

the disoriented feeling. I have a 6 month old at home and I need a

reminder.. Why am I not bending over or carrying anything more then 5

pounds? What would happen if I do it? It's getting so tempting. -- I

wanted to add that anyone needing surgery done should consider Dr

Batzdorf. What a neat man he is! He was in the hospital room with me

when I found out that my Father had past away and he's just been a

wonderful doctor. ---------------Please keep me in your prayers

FRANCES in TX

ACM 22MM/SM