Category Archives: Brain Clot

Today, I had like 20+ teensy injections IN MY HEAD (& neck area). Is only half as bad as it sounds… solely because I really don’t have feeling on my left side! His goal all along, since day one, has … Continue reading →

Hopefully I have done better job at catching more spelling & grammar but after a couple passes thru the next few posts I realize I am really struggling. Clearly spell check isn’t susscful as I’d hoped. One I keep noticing … Continue reading →

Just putting some notes because I can’t remember whom I’ve told what and so I will remember too. I saw neurologist Aug 19, 2019 just for routine follow up. He decided it’s time to do bit more thorough of an … Continue reading →

I had a realization today that my arm/shoulder surgery area hurts worse than my head. This made me stop and “what’s different?” My head hurts but it’s more like “just a headache”… how is that possible? And my arm/neck/shoulder feels … Continue reading →

The stitches on my neck kinda look “funky” today, so Jeff insisted we go have them examined “better safe than sorry.” I have an incision a full 1/4 of my neck and it is “sealed” w/ dermabond (surgical glue) and … Continue reading →

i came home from hospital yesterday.  i’m moving slowly but i’m encouraged by the fact that i have more range of motion than i had before surgery.  I may regret moving my arm around so much once this numbing agent … Continue reading →

I’m having surgery 10/31/17.  Remember those nerve/arterial studies, tests, etc [ http://blog.scottsontherocks.com/blog/2017/10/17/nerve-study-test-pt-2-101717/]  Well… the results were significant.  The short version is that all the specialists agree that I need to have the surgery and THEN start PT (I think about 10 … Continue reading →

Last week I had a nerve study test w/ electrodes [ http://blog.scottsontherocks.com/blog/2017/10/09/nerve-study-test-100917/].  Today, was a nerve block test (x2).  They injected lidocaine into two different muscles and had me try to raise my arm up and hold it. [Think holding it … Continue reading →

Since the vein study showed blockages [ http://blog.scottsontherocks.com/blog/2017/09/08/venogram-scheduled-091417/], doctors wanted to do nerve tests.  Apparently, is just code for “stick electrodes on me & shock the crap out of me!”  it did detect diminished results, so next week is test … Continue reading →

After my CTA ( http://blog.scottsontherocks.com/blog/2017/08/09/cta-scan-scheduled-for-081017/) I had a follow up w/ neuro who referred me to a different type of neuro surgeon.  If I understood it all, the thinking is that I have something similar to thoracic outlet syndrome but not … Continue reading →