What Should I Do after Brain Surgery?

Removal of the tumor in the brain that caused the discomfort by surgery and other methods will restore the patient's normal physiological function to the greatest extent.

Brain tumor surgery

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Targeting the discomforting brain

Most people are more concerned about the problem of brain tumors, especially

1.Try to protect the brain tissue around the tumor and important blood vessels and nerves;

2. First control the blood supply to the tumor and cut off the adhesion between the tumor and the meninges;

3, conditions permit, total tumor resection.

Why choose surgery for brain tumors:

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1. Posture: According to the location of the tumor,

1. Make harsh conditions for patients undergoing surgery

Many patients with brain tumors are very serious, but they cannot be treated with surgery, because patients have heart disease, high blood pressure, and many other inoperative conditions. This is very unfair to the patients who are treated. If surgery is necessary, A large number of patients will lose their chance of treatment, which is the most obvious disadvantage of brain tumor surgery.

Brain tumor

After brain tumor surgery, we must do a good job in the prevention and care of brain tumors, minimize the complications and sequelae after brain tumor surgery, further consolidate the effect of surgery, and enable patients to recover faster and better. Of course, the rehabilitation of patients with brain tumors cannot be separated from meticulous care, and diet and daily life need attention.

First, give the patient an MRI of the brain to see if there is bleeding, edema, or cerebral infarction, and understand the location and extent of the injury. Then check the EEG again to determine the brainstem evoked potentials and somatosensory evoked potentials, and to evaluate the degree of brain damage in patients. If the patient is a benign brain tumor, or a malignant brain tumor that has been completely removed, and then undergoes chemotherapy or radiation therapy after surgery, you must quickly perform hyperbaric oxygen therapy under the guidance of a specialist, and choose different oxygen concentrations and Oxygen inhalation, the course of treatment is at least 20 to 30 times.

Second, get enough sleep. To ensure more than 8 hours of sleep. Second, exercise moderately. The easiest way is to take a walk, usually about 15 minutes each time, 2 to 3 times a day. The speed should be slow, sweating slightly, and the heart rate is 110 to 120 times per minute. Again, the diet should be balanced, eat more light and digestible food, drink plenty of water to facilitate smooth stool, and avoid causing increased intracranial pressure due to constipation. Finally, pay attention to weather changes and prevent colds. Different brain tumor rehabilitation methods are also very different. If pituitary tumors are removed, you should avoid sneezing or blowing your nose.

Then do basic care. People who cannot eat or comatose patients should strengthen oral care to prevent oral infections. Oral care can be given with 0.05% chlorhexidine or normal saline; postoperative care should be taken to turn over, buckle back, massage the skin of the compressed area, and prevent bedsores and pneumonia; After the elderly pay attention to exercise their lower limbs, give them warm water rubbing baths and massage their limb muscles every day to prevent venous thrombosis or phlebitis in lower limbs; and to prevent constipation, do not force bowel movements and cough.

Do regular checkups after surgery to maintain a pleasant body and mind, exercise properly, and take some traditional Chinese medicine that regulates or enhances immunity.