That would be my neurologist, she’s great. She listens intently, reviews my scans with me, and often has to remind me “if you have brainstem surgery, you will die”, not in a pessimistic way—but very realistic and necessary for me to hear.
Just doing my best over here to chronicle my chronic condition with alliteration, humor, and a whole lot of spoons!
All tagged Cerebral Cavernous Malformations
That would be my neurologist, she’s great. She listens intently, reviews my scans with me, and often has to remind me “if you have brainstem surgery, you will die”, not in a pessimistic way—but very realistic and necessary for me to hear.
There's a lot of good information for those newly diagnosed with CCM OR for family/friends to understand a bit more OR general good advice for chronic illnesses OR ya' know being jealous of brain surgery (yes I'll admit I was, until I realized that was ludicrous).
*Mind. Blown.* So I went to Mayo Clinic yesterday and finally saw a neurologist.