I'm still dealing with symptoms a year after surgery
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I'm 24 years old and I had chiari decompression surgery almost a year & 3 months ago. I'm dealing with lack of balance, memory loss, vision impairment, & cognitive impairment (trouble with thinking). Yesterday I was reading instructions on how to make pancakes & not only did I have to re-read for the info to sink in, words that weren't in the directions appeared (the word always was not in the instructions). I'm married with a son who is about to be to & I'll forget to grab things when we head out that a normal person would grab for their child & my wife will tell me things to do & get, but either I don't understand what she's saying, I simply don't hear it, or I forget. I even forgogbbring home dinner a few times when I was working. Will I ever be normal again? I need help
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DizzyDora patsfan89
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patsfan89 DizzyDora
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jon98439 patsfan89
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I fully understand your worry and fustration here and can only offer the words my neurosurgeon gave me which is "time will tell". He also told me recovery after an operation can take up to 5 years. My 5 years of recovery has passed and am really gratful to say most of my symptoms have gone. However I do still have balance, vision and some speech issues. Also have bouts of deopression now and then which may relate to chari. I know it's extermely difficult for you now so again all's I can offer you is time to allow your body and brain to adjust the best waybit can. All the best.