Hi Clelsmom,thanks for the explanation,I seriously hope I dont have to deal with that one.
As far as complications go, I could not walk,had to use wheelchair,then I finally made it to a walker, eventually came the cane, now i dont use anything ,although I move real slow.Eating is a real chore [I wear most of it].
I still have balance issues [walking] but 1 day I will get to where I need to be. I am deaf in left ear,left eye has no blink reflex,but when I concentrate I can close it most of the way. I have facial paralysis on left side,and have to drink everything from a straw.My 1st surgery was 17 1/2 hrs ,in I.C.U. for 6 days,3 of those were in an induced coma,15 days in hospital, a little over a month in in-patient rehab,2-3 weeks in home re-hab,somewhere around 2 1/2 months in out-patient rehab.
then I had another surgery [7-12 nerve jump] that took 8 hrs,still waiting on the results from that one [facial movement].
these surgeries were within a 4 month period,so after 25 1/2 hrs of being under,my hair started falling out.
that has stopped now but still dealing with all the other stuff. John....
