Stroke after surgery
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Has anyone ever heard of someone waking up after major bypass surgery completley blind? This happened to my father 12 days ago and he still cant see anything. The doctors here are stumped and the only thing they can come up with is he has ishmethic optic neaurpothy. Just wondering if anyone has had or heard of this happening and if there is anything we can do.
There are many factors in determining the recovery of a stroke patient after a surgery. This includes the type of stroke, severity of symptoms, how much the body is involved, medical condition of the patient ( presence of diabetes, hypertension, heart conditions), age, over-all health and even the type of surgery done. It is best that you discuss this with his attending physicians for proper evaluation and to clear any worries. Take care and do keep us posted.
The surgeon relayed that these symptoms are normal after surgery and that it is highly unlikely that he would suffer another tia or stroke due to the occlusion. As far as I know, he doesn't have any of the risk factors you listed above. He is very conscientious regarding his health and he works out regularly at the gym lifting weights and doing cardiovascular excercise.
My primary dr. said he thought it was definitely caused by the 2 strokes that occurred after the surgery to remove the aneurysm. Can these tests be done in the hospital or are they strickly out patient tests? I am going to do neuro rehab this time in hospital after surgery since I did not get to do that last time.
can cataract surgery cause a stroke in the eye and if so is there anything you can do about it. Had surgery about a year ago right eye perfect. Next week went for left eye. vision was worse in it after surgery than before. Been to all different doctors noone has an answer. Will second cataract surgery on same eye do any difference.
He had craniotomy surgery. my question has anyone fully recovered after such surgery?
In my experience, in the early days in the hospital after my husbands stroke on the right temporal lobe, he had very vivid hallucinations which we thought were normal part of recovery. Some doctors told us yes, others told us it was common with urinary tract infections (catheters can cause this) and finally, correctly, the culprit was Keppra, the anti seizure medication they had him on. Once that was out of his system the hallucinations and false memories stopped.
My father recently had a ICH stroke and then underwent clipping of a brain aneurym 4 weeks later. Physically he is doing wonderful, but mentally he goes through phases of paranoia, anger, confusion, disorientation etc. They are telling me that this may be a psychosis due to surgery? Almost 85% of the time any conversation makes absolutely no sense and he also can't focus on tasks but will become obsessed with other things such as finding flashlights or the cat?
I have been searching for information on the web about hair loss after a stroke. I had a subarachnoid hemorrhagic stroke from a brain aneurysm in January of 2010. I had an endovascular coiling treatment to stop the bleeding, and I have since had a repeat coiling procedure (in April) when it reopened.
I recovered pretty quickly from my surgery, 10 to 14 days after my surgery I was fine again (though I lost 8kgs within two weeks).
The only problem is that I never recovered from my blindness on the right side (I got my stroke on the left side of my brain).
I still live in hope that I might recovery someday, as brain is such a powerful tool.
Even if it's from my blind side, if there is a light straight to my blind side, I will see that, though I can't see anything else.
The doctors did CT scan and angiography and said he has subarachnoid heomherage but no know cause such as aneurism so they removed the bleeding in the brain with stringe from the spinal cord
My mum and my brother asked him a couple of questions on day 1 after surgery and he was able to answe them correctly but today on day 2 after surgery he is extremely confused and not opening his eyes at all. He didn't recognise my brother and thought he was his brother.
My mother-in-law 71 yrs old had open heart/bypass surgery 2 weeks ago tomorrow, after surgery had blood clot in leg and had surgery on her leg, they had to leave her chest open for a few days because of bleeding, then closed her up, it has been 2 weeks and is not really responding to us they think she had a stroke but not sure they are now going to put a treach in her throat so they can get the tube out of her mouth, then in a couple of days transport her to another hospital for an MRI to check
my friend has just had a heart by pass ,the day after he had to be opened due to bleeding, he has since been stitched and is off all ventilators and medication .but he has not woke up.He sometimesopens his eyes but never from a response .The doctors said they think he suffered a stroke during surgery, but until he wakes up they dont know the exteent of the damage.
There are a few avenues for exploration with your Mother. Firstly did she start any new medication directly after surgery? if so, have a look at the side effects for that medication. Secondly, traumatic surgery such as a bypass can really affect people in different ways. Some have been noticed to be depressed, some simply withdraw into themselves and become quiet, and others present no changes at all. The effects of surgery are different for everyone.
Hi there, sorry to hear of your fathers experience. Hope all is ok.
Just a question, by any chance did your father have any Kidney issues prior to the surgery. I ask because a close relative had his Aortic valve replaced some years ago and had similar complications. For eight days after the surgery, he couldn't be woken. He began to tremble uncontrollably for a couple of days, still no response. The medics did the CT etc and were a bit baffled. He had been on Dialysis prior to his surgery.
You are absolutely right, open heart surgery can and does result in some mental confusion. In my case, after the procedure, I was afraid a car would hit me during my walks in the hospital hallway, and assumed the nurses were trying to kill me when they restricted my water intake. That being said, there is a risk of stroke after valve surgery, and I'd read the procedure report as soon as it is available. The fact she is out of ICU is a wonderful sign.
Keep us informed.
According to studies done, carotid endarterectomy can be done several months after a stroke or TIA. But people benefit most from the surgery if it is done within 2 weeks of the stroke or TIA. Delaying surgery longer than 2 weeks increases the risk for stroke, because people are more likely to have a stroke in the first few days and weeks after a first stroke or a TIA.
The likelihood of complications from carotid endarterectomy varies, depending on the skill and experience of the surgeon.
doctor give her one injection but unfortunately its not worked,and after one day her right side some part of brain get damaged due to injection (in CT scan report its showing block spot) Damaged part get swelled, but she can able to speak normally and she identify everything normally and 2nd day after stroke doctor decide to do surgery of damaged right brain for make space for swelling out, so right side of skull cover(bone) removed and preserved in stomach.
on 8-4-10 i had coiling surgery on one of three aneurysm's that where found after a brain scan , i have had headaces , sore neck , blurred vission in just my right eye ever since , last week i went to the university of michigan for test's and they said they found a problem with my " occipital nerve " on my right side , they want to do a nerve block this week wednesday and talk about what to do with the other two aneurysms , i was told there two small to coil thats why the onl
my dad just has quadruple bypass surgery and has been acting out of character ever since. He is acting speedy, can't sleep, is talking fast and is acting like he has ADD! I'm afraid he might have had a stroke during the surgery. He doesn't even notice that he is acting different. He is driving us all crazy and we are so worried.
I just wanted to let everyone know if you have a pituitary tumor seek out a hospital/doctor that has done thousands of these operations and the hospital has cutting edge technology. I had a tumor that had a stroke and had instant pain and vision loss. I live in a state that does not have a great neurosurgeon/ hospital for this type of surgery. I looked up pituitary centers and a list of 5 of the top pituitary centers in the world popped up. I called them all.
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