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Post surgery memory loss
Answered by
Roger Gould, M.D. - Mental Health, Wellness
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Post surgery memory loss
by IvonneMLopez, Dec 08, 2008 01:03PM
My husband is 50 years old and underwent Heart Surgery for an Acending (ascending) Aorta Aneurysm, a deffective valve and 1 clogged artery. The surgery was performed July 27, 2008. My question is how long can I assume the memory loss is due to the surgery and when should I begin to feel concerned?
During the weeks before the surgery I noticed some "loss of memory" but I thought it was the stress of surgery since the Aneurysm was found while trying to get clearance for a LapBand Surgery. My husband had no symptoms at all and originally did not want to undergo the procedure.
The first couple of weeks after surgery I was told by the doctors that both the pain medication and anesthesia could cause temporary memory loss, but four and a half months have gone by and I see no improvement in this particular area.
Please let me know what the average timeframe for this symptom is. Thanks.
During the weeks before the surgery I noticed some "loss of memory" but I thought it was the stress of surgery since the Aneurysm was found while trying to get clearance for a LapBand Surgery. My husband had no symptoms at all and originally did not want to undergo the procedure.
The first couple of weeks after surgery I was told by the doctors that both the pain medication and anesthesia could cause temporary memory loss, but four and a half months have gone by and I see no improvement in this particular area.
Please let me know what the average timeframe for this symptom is. Thanks.
Doctor's Answer
by Roger Gould, M.D., Dec 08, 2008 03:11PM
, Dec 08, 2008 03:11PMTo: lvonnemlopez
Certainly by now any tempoary memory loss would have been recovered...you are right ot have your doctors investigate this now more thoroughly.
