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dominic12345

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Wonkey head question
« on: February 21, 2016, 07:38:57 pm »
It's been a couple of months since I've had any fatigue and I'm able to run every day.  I'm still experiencing the "wonkey head" every day.   I've had 2 days in last 60 days where I felt completely healed with no wonkey head feelings.  It really reminded me of just how much I have gone through over the last year. I realized that I'm still only 70 % of how I felt before treatment.

This has to be the cruelest experience I've ever had.... 2 days of feeling great, no vertigo, no dizziness, all positive feelings...thinking I was totally back to normal and then back to 24 hours a day of wonkey head.

Any comments are greatly appreciated.

Patti

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Re: Wonkey head question
« Reply #1 on: February 22, 2016, 07:30:29 am »
I read about "wonky head" a lot.  Can you describe it for me? I'm glad some days are good for you! Sorry about the others.  Patti
4 cm AN removed 12/2000
subsequent brain swelling
removal of part of cerebellum
face, scalp,tongue numbness and partial paralysis
no corneal sensation and no tears-frequent eye issues
cognitive issues
Regrowth (3.1 x ..86 cm) treated by SRS on November 6, 2015

CHD63

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Re: Wonkey head question
« Reply #2 on: February 22, 2016, 09:55:57 am »
Hi Patti .....

The term "wonky" originated on this forum many years ago.  It rather accurately describes that disoriented, not knowing up from down, kind of feeling many of us have ..... which is completely different from true vertigo, where the room spins.  Hope that helps.

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Right MVD for trigeminal neuralgia, 1994, Pittsburgh, PA
Left retrosigmoid 2.6 cm AN removal, February, 2008, Duke U
Tumor regrew to 1.3 cm in February, 2011
Translab AN removal, May, 2011 at HEI, Friedman & Schwartz
Oticon Ponto Pro abutment implant at same time; processor added August, 2011

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Re: Wonkey head question
« Reply #3 on: February 22, 2016, 01:56:31 pm »
I got the wonky head prior to Cyberknife.
It got pretty wonky straight after CK but came it and went, I remember at 5 months I had my first day of feeling normal again. I had another big change at 13 months where after a week of wonkiness things really started to get back to normal.. The second year was far easier than the first for me and I really got back to doing everything by the end of the second year.
Radiation really is a bit of a journey and it takes 2 years.
I am at 5 1/2 years now, I pretty much do anything. Climb ladders, snow skiing, canoeing.
I don't think about my AN much any more.
10x5x5mm AN
Sudden Partial hearing loss 5/28/10
Diagnosed 7/4/10
CK 7/27/10
2/21/11 Swelling 13x6x7mm
10/16/11 Hearing returned, balance improved. Feel totally back to normal most days
3/1/12 Sudden Hearing loss, steroids, hearing back.
9/16/13 Life is just like before my AN. ALL Good!

Patti

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Re: Wonkey head question
« Reply #4 on: February 22, 2016, 07:21:40 pm »
That is so encouraging!!!!!!!!!!
4 cm AN removed 12/2000
subsequent brain swelling
removal of part of cerebellum
face, scalp,tongue numbness and partial paralysis
no corneal sensation and no tears-frequent eye issues
cognitive issues
Regrowth (3.1 x ..86 cm) treated by SRS on November 6, 2015