WARNING: Graphic content. Don’t look at this post if you don’t want to see brain surgery
I wore the CAF (Challenged Athletes Foundation) socks that my coach sent to surgery. Thanks Steven!
On the drive to surgery. Yep, there were smiles!
Pre-surgery CT scan
Getting my XL frame put on
Nice and tight!
Don’t let it fool you! Local anesthetic for this operation. General anesthesia wasn’t used until the last hour or so when the pulse generator was implanted in my chest.
A close up showing the frame that was secured through my skull
This was taken just before the burr hole was drilled
First you can see my scalp pulled back, then you see my skull, then you can see a little bit of my brain through the hole that was drilled
Time for the lead to go in!
Seriously. How cool is that?
All done and stapled up!
In ICU recovery after the surgery. Thumbs up with my affected hand!
It's never been better 