I'm having awake brain surgery and have some questions!
Hi everyone. I'm having an awake craniotomy to resect and biopsy a low-grade brain tumor (they assume a grade 2 diffuse astrocytoma) in my left frontal lobe. I have some questions for those who have answers:
I am aware I do not need to shave my head. However, do you recommend having at least having short hair? Is it better for recovery to just shave my head? Were you able to wash your own hair if you didn't? I am not attached to my hair so I want to make the best decision for my recovery.
What was recovery like for you in general? How many days/weeks until you were feeling OK to work?
If you had yours awake, how was that experience? Do you remember it?
What is your best advice to prepare?
If this is what they think it is, I may be presented with the option of doing radiation/chemo. I guess this is less of a question and more of a general open-ended response of that experience.
Thank you in advance!