The awake surgery was just as bad as I imagined. I wasn’t very sedated when they drilled into my skull. I was surprised to see they use the same incision from my first surgery. The drill site is actually just in front of my original horn Here you can see the coiled wire, waiting to be connected in the third surgery.
I was able to see the monitors with my brain activity while they had me repeat certain tasks with the right side of my body: open and close my fist, tap my foot, open my jaw, draw a spiral circle, draw a straight line, etc.
They asked me if I wanted to be sedated for the suturing and I said no since we were so close to the end. That was a BIG FAT mistake! All of the anesthesia had worn off before the were done stitching me up and putting in the staples. Then is was a good 30 mins before I got pain meds in recovery. I’ve never had such a bad headache in my life.
If it’s not one thing, it’s another. I had to go to the emergency room because I developed superficial thormbophlebitis. It’s the red part of my arm. They started me on antibiotics.
Me Myself and My Dystonia 