# I’m having brain surgery **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [August 17, 2024, 11:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-m-having-brain-surgery/1005849 "2024-08-17T23:38:47Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![Die\_Capacitrix](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/die_capacitrix/32/9_2.png) [@Die\_Capacitrix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Die_Capacitrix)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2024, 10:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-m-having-brain-surgery/1005849/81 "2024-08-19T10:28:14Z")
> [@squeegee](#): > > The surgeon was nice enough to call my son at college and tell him my status. Yay for a full-service surgeon! Hope the remainder of your stay is as boring as possible. 🫰 ---
**Author:** ![squeegee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/squeegee/32/14537_2.png) [@squeegee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/squeegee)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2024, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-m-having-brain-surgery/1005849/82 "2024-08-19T15:21:44Z")
Neither here nor there but, “ah, morphine, take me away!” Nurse just dosed me. Actually I’m told morphine can cause headaches which is kind of the opposite of what I’m trying to do, sigh ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2024, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-m-having-brain-surgery/1005849/83 "2024-08-19T16:40:22Z")
They can give IV Tylenol. I’m telling you it works great. If your liver can handle it. I’ve never gotten headache from Morphine. I had some reaction. Mostly stomach upset. ---
**Author:** ![Ellecram](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ellecram/32/18948_2.png) [@Ellecram](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ellecram)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2024, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-m-having-brain-surgery/1005849/84 "2024-08-19T16:48:33Z")
Yes I am on eliquis and I carry a bit of Bleed Stop or some similar product in my purse and suitcase when I travel. Happy to hear the surgery was successful. Hope all continues to work out well. ---
**Author:** ![Jasmine](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jasmine/32/2964_2.png) [@Jasmine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jasmine)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2024, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-m-having-brain-surgery/1005849/85 "2024-08-19T16:51:03Z")
That’s scary! Rooting and praying for your complete and quick recovery! 💯 ❤ ---
**Author:** ![squeegee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/squeegee/32/14537_2.png) [@squeegee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/squeegee)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2024, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-m-having-brain-surgery/1005849/86 "2024-08-19T20:45:08Z")
So I talked to my neurosurgeon who tells me that I have a one in 10 chance for my brain bleed to happen again if I don’t take blood thinners. If I do take blood thinners the chances are much higher. But if I don’t take the blood thinners I could get a blood clot in my leg which will travel to my lungs and kill me. So I left a message with my hematologist (blood doctor) who prescribed the Blood thinners when I got a blood clot in my leg and I’m trying to get those two to talk to each other and come to an accommodation so neither my brain nor my blood clots kill me. Big fun ---
**Author:** ![squeegee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/squeegee/32/14537_2.png) [@squeegee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/squeegee)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2024, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-m-having-brain-surgery/1005849/87 "2024-08-19T21:26:44Z")
Never mind ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2024, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-m-having-brain-surgery/1005849/88 "2024-08-19T21:36:42Z")
There’s a shot now. Instead of blood thinners. I saw about it somewhere. It’s once a year, I think. ---
**Author:** ![TroutMan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/troutman/32/6721_2.png) [@TroutMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TroutMan)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2024, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-m-having-brain-surgery/1005849/89 "2024-08-19T21:48:49Z")
Late to the party but I wanted to give a heartfelt “thinking of you” to @squeegee. I’m glad the surgery went well and wishing you an easy recovery and successful completion of rehab. > [@squeegee](#): > > So I left a message with my hematologist (blood doctor) who prescribed the Blood thinners when I got a blood clot in my leg and I’m trying to get those two to talk to each other and come to an accommodation so neither my brain nor my blood clots kill me. Big fun My dad is going through a similar challenge with blood thinners. He’s been on thinners for a few years since a small stroke, but this summer had a few events of passing out due to low blood pressure (his first time in urgent care, they tested him on three different blood pressure machines before they finally decided the machines weren’t malfunctioning; he really had ridiculously low BP). So now it’s the balancing act of finding the right medication to reduce stroke risk while keeping BP at an acceptable level. I hope they can find the right balance for you. The good news is, this is a really common challenge, so I’m sure they know what they’re doing. ---
**Author:** ![InternetLegend](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/internetlegend/32/13154_2.png) [@InternetLegend](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/InternetLegend)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2024, 10:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-m-having-brain-surgery/1005849/90 "2024-08-19T22:51:21Z")
I’m late to the thread, but I’m glad you came through all right, and with a snazzy fashion accessory to boot! Good luck with the medication balance (they do tend to be good at that sort of thing) and with the rest of your hospital stay and the rehab. ---
**Author:** ![Digital\_is\_the\_new\_Analog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a88e4f/32.png) [@Digital\_is\_the\_new\_Analog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Digital_is_the_new_Analog)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2024, 12:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-m-having-brain-surgery/1005849/91 "2024-08-20T00:57:10Z")
> [@squeegee](#): > > blood clot in my leg In some cases, they can insert a screen in some appropriate place that “catches” a potential clot, keeping it from getting to your brain and killing you. No idea if that’s applicable in your case, but it may be worth asking about. ---
**Author:** ![squeegee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/squeegee/32/14537_2.png) [@squeegee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/squeegee)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2024, 1:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-m-having-brain-surgery/1005849/92 "2024-08-20T01:15:24Z")
They already have. I have one in my chest that they inserted last week. My understanding is it cannot stay there for more than a couple weeks or clots can form Directly on the filter itself ---
**Author:** ![nearwildheaven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/90db22/32.png) [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2024, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-m-having-brain-surgery/1005849/93 "2024-08-20T02:03:11Z")
You can ask the nurses for a shave, and they will do it. ---
**Author:** ![nearwildheaven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/90db22/32.png) [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2024, 2:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-m-having-brain-surgery/1005849/94 "2024-08-20T02:04:12Z")
Morphine can also cause increased intracranial pressure. Other meds usually work better for this on top of it. ---
**Author:** ![ratatoskK](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ratatoskk/32/2987_2.png) [@ratatoskK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ratatoskK)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2024, 12:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-m-having-brain-surgery/1005849/95 "2024-08-21T00:52:02Z")
Congrats for the successful surgery. ---
**Author:** ![DCnDC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dcndc/32/2842_2.png) [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2024, 2:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-m-having-brain-surgery/1005849/96 "2024-08-21T02:01:04Z")
Lookin good. Glad it went okay. ---
**Author:** ![needscoffee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/needscoffee/32/1076_2.png) [@needscoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/needscoffee)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2024, 3:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-m-having-brain-surgery/1005849/97 "2024-08-31T03:06:57Z")
How’re you doing now, @squeegee? ---
**Author:** ![squeegee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/squeegee/32/14537_2.png) [@squeegee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/squeegee)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2024, 3:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-m-having-brain-surgery/1005849/98 "2024-09-07T03:03:52Z")
Oh, aces. The neurosurgeon examine the incision she made and found it to be infected. Now I’m in the hospital taking intravenous antibiotics for the next several days or more. They did a CT scan on my head about an hour and a half ago and depending on what it shows they may MRI my Head. If it’s determined that I need long-term antibiotics I will have to move into A nursing home for sometime. This weekend Someone from an infectious disease Doctors office will remove the plate that’s in my head that I didn’t know was in my head in case that’s an infection source ---
**Author:** ![needscoffee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/needscoffee/32/1076_2.png) [@needscoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/needscoffee)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2024, 3:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-m-having-brain-surgery/1005849/99 "2024-09-07T03:13:50Z")
Oh no, that must be miserable. Here’s hoping the infection clears up quickly. ---
**Author:** ![TroutMan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/troutman/32/6721_2.png) [@TroutMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TroutMan)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2024, 5:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-m-having-brain-surgery/1005849/100 "2024-09-07T05:18:48Z")
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