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November 19, 2008

Lifechangers Go Inside Your Head

"Extra" Lifechanger and world-renowned neurosurgeon Dr. Neil Martin is picking your brain -- and answering your questions about medical issues -- from simple headaches to signs of a stroke.

You can help our Lifechanger at the UCLA Neurosurgery Foundation -- and assist Dr. Martin in saving more lives.


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Hey, Dr Martin
What are the chances of recovery and getting back to normal funtionality after under operation?


- Anonymous
Posted 03/17/09 08:18 PM
 

Hey, Dr Martin
What are the chances of recovery and getting back to normal funtionality after under operation?


- fred agutu
Posted 03/17/09 08:16 PM
 


this the first time I hear of this an its very close to my heart Please send me any literature ou may have for chronic hepatitis C

Belinda


- BELINDA ALAVARADO
Posted 03/17/09 05:07 PM
 

In May 16 2007, I was hurt at work and torn the tendon on my left knee thatholds the knee cap in place and fractor my right arm I’ve been on workmen comp.for over a year and my arm is great now but my knee is still been having problems. The top of my knee I can’t fill to much on the top surface but if I bend it to much or put weight on it will start to shake out of control until I take the weight off or strain.It get harder for me to get around everyday I’ve gained 40pounds sense my fall. The doctor told me that they did everything that they can do and that it will take a long time to heal because of the type of injury. Before my fall I was in pretty good conditon ,the only thing my blood pressure was running high, now I feel like I’m falling apart and I’m only 36 years old. And my knee is still swollen ever since my injury.I just want to be able to do the things like it was before getting hurt and be able use my knee without hurting myself. Can it be nerves that could out of wack because I also had a cut on my right eyebrow and had sticthes, now if I itch my eyebrow I canfeel it at the top of my forehead, is this normal to have this problem after 1 1/2 years later. Or is there anything anyone can do to help meget back to normal conditon? Do I need to worry about any else that can be life threating? Or, is it something else that could wrong?


- Robert Owens
Posted 01/01/09 07:19 PM
 

I seen this today and it was like like being hit with a ton of bricks to me. I have a brain aneurisym that cannot be surgicly repaired. I did have a stent placed under it and coils placed inside the anerisym. This was the only prevention that could be done.
NO ONE EVER TOLD ME THAT SMOKING IS THE MAIN REASON FOR ONE RUPTURING!!!!
I read some of the articals, aneurisyms ARE HEREDITARY!! My doctor told me this. My father had one that did rupture but he got to the hospital in time for them to patch it. He’s doing fine now. But I did get mine from him. I had my young children checked and they are fine for now. My oldest son who is 20 refuses to get checked.
Anyway as of today I will not smoke anymore. I think this video was heven sent. I was napping and woke up just in time to here this! I instantly put out my cigg, said a prayer and said NO MORE!! No one ever told me it was the main factor in an anerysim rupturing! Thanks so much, extra and that doctor that made the video!!!


- Bobbi-Sue
Posted 11/20/08 01:26 PM
 

My mom died at the age of 51, my grandmother at 72, and my uncle at 34, all from brain aneurysm. But the neurosugeon that I saw said that it’s not hereditary and got a big fat bill. You can take Bayer to help stop strokes on the way to the hospital, but what about for aneurysm? I heard that taking Bayers while having strokes helps on the way to the hospital. But reversed, when it comes to aneurysm. Is there anything I can/should take everytime I get a headache? Also, I remember mom having a lot of leg pain and jaw/teeth pain for months before her death. Is it all related?


- Who's next?
Posted 11/20/08 12:13 PM
 

My mother died around 43 from a brain anurysum and her mom, my grandmother died at a young age also, I think it may have been any anurysum. Are there anurysums that are hereditary? What can I do to prevent this from happining to me too? I want to be able to be around for my kids. Thanks


- Tracy
Posted 11/20/08 10:34 AM
 

I have epilepsy and my seizures are not under control by medication alone I also have a vagus nerve stimulator.I’m in my mid 40s as I get older how is someone to determine if I’m having a seizure or a stroke before it’s to late to get help


- matt
Posted 11/19/08 04:54 PM
 

QUESTION: If you have pain on one side of your head with a specific focal point that hurts intensely for a while, eases off, and then picks up again over a period of days - then it goes away only to re-emerge in a similar fashion later either on the same side or on the other but never on both sides at once, would this just be stress rather than a warning sign of stroke, etc. since it isn’t isolated to one side of your brain?


- D. Williamsen
Posted 11/19/08 04:35 PM
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