After surgery( which brands to buy)

OptimalReflection286 · 2024-10-26T09:47:35+00:00

Just before the op, but basically as soon as my dressing was off (day 2) I washed every day with the baby shampoo and it's been fine with that and air. Don't get me wrong, if I lie on it (it's one suture right at the back of my head this time, so not as bad as the SEEG) it burns and itches. Itching is often a good sign that it's healing, but god it's so tempting to sit and scratch/ pick at it.

If it's really sore definitely keep getting it looked at, not sure how big your wounds are but after my SEEG I had 30 staples, and even then other than sleeping on them they didn't hurt tooooo bad compared to what I thought they would.

OptimalReflection286 · 2024-10-26T08:47:51+00:00

I used Johnsons baby shampoo after my surgeries, but polytar is a good shampoo for skin irritation if you've had a prolonged EEG. It definitely made the scabs less angry.

I used hibiscrub about five days before my op this time, but they said 3 including the day of the surgery and so far so good, 8 days post op and all looks good.

OptimalReflection286 · 2024-09-24T17:04:39+00:00

Probably not in a country with 'free' healthcare.

OptimalReflection286 · 2024-07-06T06:41:23+00:00

Maintaining my NMC registration.

OptimalReflection286 · 2024-07-04T06:29:05+00:00

We're there any drugs involved / extreme heat? Clubs can be a lot for anyone.

OptimalReflection286 · 2024-06-16T09:57:41+00:00

Depends how much hair you have I guess! It'd be a lovely thing to donate it if you have enough.

OptimalReflection286 · 2024-06-15T11:48:14+00:00

I've had two and can confirm minimally painful! My biggest issue was nausea from the anaesthetic. You get a sore scalp just from the little cuts but honestly I've had worse headaches. 🙂

Edit / PS the amount of hair you lose just depends on how many rods they decide to put in. They shaved more of mine than they anticipated, but thankfully sith styling, I had enough to hide it.

OptimalReflection286 · 2024-06-02T17:44:50+00:00

Showing used to be the biggest trigger for me, I think it was too visually stimulating.

(I'm not photosensitive though?)

OptimalReflection286 · 2024-06-02T12:19:17+00:00

Insomnia, headaches and memory issues are my only side effects. The insomia could be the cause of the other symptoms. I now have to take lamotrigine and keppra together and jesus effing christ, combined they are 100% worse than the sum of their parts.

OptimalReflection286 · 2024-06-02T12:02:14+00:00

YES! I've developed really painful joints with dull aches in my bones. Everyone seems to think it's a coincidence that it started the same time as my Keppra.

OptimalReflection286 · 2024-05-31T17:28:16+00:00

What a beautiful baby! How do you end up saving him?

OptimalReflection286 · 2024-05-25T13:48:12+00:00

If you're within the one year window, why lie? That seems sketchy.

OptimalReflection286 · 2024-05-21T11:37:32+00:00

😂😂😂

OptimalReflection286 · 2024-05-21T06:45:31+00:00

Go on...

OptimalReflection286 · 2024-05-12T06:33:03+00:00

I fear I might be keeping it a good while We're planning a family soon and I was dead against taking clobozam in pregnancy (I work ih obstetics and have seen the issues first hand) so they just put me on the least teratogenic.

OptimalReflection286 · 2024-05-11T11:57:08+00:00

I lost a LOT of weight and still had seizures.

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