depression and anxiety after craniotomy

[julia]

I had a colloid cyst removed on Sept 6 2006. Performed at MD Anderson Cancer Hospital (awsome place!) Physical recovery was fast, I missed a month of work (now only working 1/2 days though). Three weeks ago I started feeling a little down....then a very negative outlook crept in and then the crying. Put on Lexapro (not completely working yet). I have joked that I would rather be gorked out and my head hurting than feeling like this. ("gorked"=heavily medicated) Has anyone else had to deal with post-op depression?

[BambiVA]

julia, yes to the depression from my colloid cyst post op. Scroll down to the colloid cyst board. Under Colloid Cyst, you may get a lot more responses from your post there. Mr Lester has given us our own site...Thanks to Dodi for that she was the master mind behind that one.

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~Bambi~

[jingle]

I had grade 2 oligodendroglioma removed from left temporal lobe in Feb of this year. My surgeon told me ahead of time that depression was so common after surgery it was expected , it would be treated with AD and quickly pass.
I've never tried any AD I "liked" or had any luck with so I stumbled along as best I could.
Good luck and best wished to you.

[Discododi]

Hi Julia,
Please come to the Colloid Cyst forum here at BrainTalk. (scroll down a bit and you will see it.) There are quite a few folks there who have gone through the whole process of headaches, diagnosis, surgery, recovery......life after colloid cyst. I think you will find alot of very good information that will help you in the future. (I learn something everytime I go there)

Please scroll down a bit and you will find it. (I tried to post a link you could click on to get there, but it won't let me....((sorry))).

Hope to see you there, Dodi

[julia]

thank you so much Bambi for your reply...I feel better knowing that I am not alone!

[Lisa Sobocinski]

I am a new member getting to know this site. I am listed under the "Aneurysm".....Julia...please read my threads if possible....I am in recovery from my 1st surgury....it helps to talk about it....our conditions maybe totally different but also similar in many other areas...pls feel free to email me...Love to you, Lisa

PS..second surgery will be scheduled this Friday!!!