HAS ANYONE HAD A CRANIOTOMY?

[FERGY109]

IF SO WHAT IS THE RECOCERY PERIOD TO RETURN T WORK AND HAVE A NORMAL LIFE.  ANY FEMALES, DID YOU GET A WIG?  AND IF SO WHERE?  
WAS THE PROCEDURE DUE TO A ANEURYSM?  DID YOU HAVE COILING?  DID YOU HAVE HUNTERIAN LIGATION?
ANY FEEDBACK WILL BE APPRECIATED.  I FEEL ALL ALONE WITH THIS THING.  IT IS NOT NORMAL TO HAVE THIS SORT OF SITUATION.  ANY HELP TO GET A HANDLE ON IT MENTALLY?  THANK YOU

[narla]

I had a craniotomy in 2000,I had a sub arachnoid haemorrage from an aneuryism.I had a clip put on the aneuryism.I live in Australia so I'm not sure of the rules in other countries,I was in hospital for 10 days I didn't worry about a wig I just went out bald,I wasn't allowed to drive for 3 months, 6 weeks after surgery I had to go to rehab to have some tests done, 2 days as an out patient.A lot of memory tests,comprehension,basic math,spatial perception,and an IQ test,I had no paralysis after surgery so I didn't need any help with that.My main problem at first was forgetting the names of everyday things or mixing words up,But by 6 weeks everything was fine and I didn't need rehab.I wasn't working at the time but I think it would depend on the type of job you have as to when you could go back and how you recover from surgery everyone recovers differently-Best of luck with the surgery and positive thinking is the most important thing,listen to and do everything the doctors and nurses tell you and recovery will be easier.