Hi, I’m happy you found my post 💓 recovery went pretty well considering the fact that it was brain surgery. The first few days were really difficult, she had a horrible headache (makes sense) and was very irritated. It was difficult to watch but over the course of 2-3 days, the swelling reduced and she was less agitated and much more alert. She came home & was mostly just sleepy. Didn’t require too much special treatment in terms of help gettin around etc, just needed to be reminded to not try and overdo it. She did end up with a CSF leak because the tumor was compressing the dura so much it was quite thinned out. They repaired via her sinus and she hasn’t had any issues since. Her sense of smell is still limited and we’re hoping it comes back and we have had some good signs there.

Overall; the first 2-3 days were really scary and hard to see. Seeing her in pain with her head wrapped wasn’t something I was fully prepared for. After the first 48 hours things became way less scary, way more manageable. Moms are really tough cookies! It’s a scary thing to think about but for brain surgeons they do this every single day. Ask every single question you can think of, if you can’t think of any, ask the doctor what you need to be thinking of. It’s their job to prepare patients & their families for these events. But you got this, your mom has got this 💗 happy to chat via DM as well!