I had brain surgery with no complications really, just minor side effects. What post operation side effects will physicians be looking for and why? I need to drive for work...
2007-04-06 18:25:40 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Medicine
You can't cheat an exam like this. They will be looking for things like how well you respond to direct stimuli. They will look to see how promptly you respond to simple questions,etc. This is something you cannot fake after brain surgery! They are looking for how well your brain and it's most basic functions have recovered!
2007-04-06 18:36:32 · answer #1 · answered by ktterdfurguson 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You might want to consider a new career.
After that kind of major insult to your CNS, very few physicians would be willing to allow you behind the wheel for 6 months to a year (possibly as little as 3 months, if the surgery was exceptionally minor).
The main things that they will be looking for involves youe eyesight, your sense of ballance, emotional/impulse control, and how well you are regaining hand-eye control (i.e.: muscle tremors, or rather, their lack).
Neurosurgery can cause long-lasting effects that can only be overcome without serious effort. However, if driving is a goal, and it is something you want desperately, and work at regaining it for hours at end every day...
Let me relate the tale of a teen in the Metropolitan Toronto area a few years ago... He and his friends were in a serious car crash. His friends escaped with comparatively minor injuries, but he was paralysed and left unable to walk. This was about 4-6 months(?) before graduation. His goal was to WALK across the stage when his name was called. He was disallowed at the last minute by the school for due to a freaked-out insurance agent. One week later, the CITY had a special "graduation" ceremony for him after his story was spashed across the news...he walked across the stage, and accepted his diploma from the emcee, and walked across the rest of the stage. As far as the story went, there were no canes, no braces, just him and the legs he was born with.
2007-04-07 01:39:36 · answer #2 · answered by jcurrieii 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Really you should just be yourself and try not to be nervous before the examination. If you feel yourself tensing up, try "shaking" out the tension. By that, I mean shaking your arms and legs loose. It always helps me with stuff like this!
2007-04-07 01:30:04 · answer #3 · answered by Judy J 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't know much about surgeons, but nurses do neuro checks for them sometimes. They will make sure you know where you are and where you have been. They ask you to remember certain words, check eye-hand coordination, pupil reactions, posture, reflexes, and most importantly, your cranial nerves. Check out the website, and test your cranial nerves. Peace.
2007-04-11 23:19:57 · answer #4 · answered by BIGMOMMA 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no cheats...basically, just relax and be yourself. if there is really something wrong with your systems, then it would be better to find out about it earlier than later. at least there would be something to be done about it...right?
2007-04-13 11:59:11 · answer #5 · answered by Raizanne R 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
act normal..lol
2007-04-07 01:34:09 · answer #6 · answered by MiZ BeNZ 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋