Zamieszczam to, poniewaz jest ciekawe i jedyne w swoim rodzaju. Nie chcialam zakladac nowego watka.
To jest mozg Joy przed operacja i to co o tym napisala jest pod zdjeciem.
Before surgery: you can see the cerebellum or the bottom part of the brain going down by 13 mm into the spinal cord. The bright white color is cerebral spinal fluid, which is blocked from flowing into the rest of my brain by the cerebellum pushing against the skull. Yep, a traffic jam in there. Whip lash or a blow to the head could have paralyzed me or killed me because the cerebellum isn't protected by the skull and this area controls motor function, breathing, swallowing and other "fish brain" basic life functions.
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A to mozg Joy po operacji i to co o tym napisala jest takze pod zdjeciem.
After surgery: The miracle is here- (compare this photo with the previous one). The C1 vertebrae was partially removed and the skull was removed as well as the dura, allowing the space needed for the cerebellum. But the miracle is that the cerebellum decided to retract and go back to join the rest of my brain up above.This could explain temporarily losing function of my left side as the cerebellum was moving and rewiring itself and why my symptoms got worse for a bit. I cried when I saw this scan and Dr. Oro said, "I guess you understand what we're seeing here." And look at all that beautiful white space around the bottom part if my brain! That's spinal fluid that can flow where it's never gone before in my life! I imagined this image in my head every night before sleep. I knew healing is a creative act. Getting well was not my only goal. It was also learning to live without fear, to be in love with life and at peace with death. I knew my attitude and faith was just as important as picking the best surgeon.
