[green.z]

I'm about 5 weeks from having the brain injury. I hit a dog on my bicycle and hit the back of my head right on the pavement. Double vision is far and above the big remaining symptom. Doctors said stay off the John Deere, let alone even trying to drive my car. Can see fine up to about arm's length.

Anyone else had a brain injury or maybe a stroke and what advice can you give me? How soon did you get back on your Deere?

 

[rabbitking61]

Brain injuries and similar brain work are all different. Just be happy you can walk around and see at all. Above all, be patient.

 

[Leinie]

Close 1 eye ? The only brain injury with double vision I ever encountered was the morning after self inflicted kind.
Follow your doctors orders so you don't do something to make it worse.
I hope all goes well and your back on your Deere soon, with the doctor's blesings.

 

[moondawg]

I'm about 5 weeks from having the brain injury. I hit a dog on my bicycle and hit the back of my head right on the pavement. Double vision is far and above the big remaining symptom. Doctors said stay off the John Deere, let alone even trying to drive my car. Can see fine up to about arm's length.

Anyone else had a brain injury or maybe a stroke and what advice can you give me? How soon did you get back on your Deere?

Rest easy and get better. Don't get on the Deere until your vision is restored. Let someone else mow... you can be in charge of maintenance.

Let's face it, a ~1,000 pound machine with spinning steel blades is not a place for people who can't see. Better to wait until you're safe, than get out there too early and incur an injury that would keep you out of the seat permanently.

Sorry to hear about your injury. Godspeed on your recovery.

 

[JohnnyReb]

Follow your doctors advice and stay off the mower. Safety and health are first. Grass can be cut again and again but injuring yourself or another person can be irreplaceable. Focus on getting your health corrected. However long it takes to recover is how long it will be before your back on the deere.

Best wishes to you for a speedy recovery

 

[bu11seye]

I'm about 5 weeks from having the brain injury. I hit a dog on my bicycle and hit the back of my head right on the pavement. Double vision is far and above the big remaining symptom. Doctors said stay off the John Deere, let alone even trying to drive my car. Can see fine up to about arm's length.

Anyone else had a brain injury or maybe a stroke and what advice can you give me? How soon did you get back on your Deere?

Ten years ago I suffered a massive brain aneurysm. Fortunately I live near Cleveland with its wonderful Cleveland Clinic. They were able to repair my noggin and eventually I returned to my job as a microcomputer specialist at a university. Six months of healing, therapy, rehabilitation.

Hang in there, buddy. It'll take time. The brain is a wonderful thing and will heal. Try video games. Sit outside and focus back and forth on near and distant objects. Bounce a ball off a wall and catch it.

Prayer certainly is another wonderful venue.

Good luck.

 

[KennedyDiesel]

Rest easy and get better. Don't get on the Deere until your vision is restored. Let someone else mow... you can be in charge of maintenance.

Let's face it, a ~1,000 pound machine with spinning steel blades is not a place for people who can't see. Better to wait until you're safe, than get out there too early and incur an injury that would keep you out of the seat permanently.

Sorry to hear about your injury. Godspeed on your recovery.

:ditto:


Several years back my Dad was diagnosed with a brain tumor. Prognosis negative, 12-15 months. After the surgery he had vision problems, but really could not let go of his driving and since nobody took his license.

Ma let him drive a bit one day and he did OK for a while, but when he almost took out a stop sign that was the end of his driving.

Since you have a recoverable condition I would advise that you wait maybe even a bit beyond what you may think is necessary, and then work up to it. Just drive the rider around with the deck off until you regain all faculties. I would guess that the first outings may prove to be quite a drain so take it slow and easy.

 

[bu11seye]

I would have a follow-up cerebral angiogram and corrective brain surgery every six months. I suffered horrendous headaches for five and a half months and then a week or two of painless relief before they went in and stirred things up a bit. The neural surgeons claimed they actually knew only a little about the brain but they knew exactly how long mine took to heal after surgery.

My surgery was very interesting; they went in through my groin! They fed a tube from my groin through an artery, through my heart and onward to my brain. Fiber optics provided an inside-the-brain view on monitors for the five surgeons and seven support staff. Besides the fiber, the tube also provided ingress/egress for the surgical tools for placing the stents. The initial surgery was extremely long and I was sedated throughout the procedure. Starting with the first follow-up session I asked if I could remain awake and watch. They said it would not be pleasant but allowed me to stay awake and watch. The only pain or discomfort was the local anesthetic in my groin. I experienced no pain en-route or in my head.

When I was being prepped for the surgery they asked what kind of music I wanted to listen to. I told them "Nothing! I want you guys to pay attention to what you are doing!" The eleven were young neuro-boppers and said they always play rock (this was in Cleveland.) I asked for "In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida" but had to settle for some classic Stones' tunes. The music was not a distraction. The fact that they were so relaxed about it helped me to enjoy the experience(s). I've been a tech guy since 1964 and this was really something new for me.

The image on my overhead monitor was fascinating. I asked for a copy of it to use as wallpaper or a screensaver but I never got it.

After two and a half years I quit going for the surgery. They said that they could still repair more but the headaches were severe and I was satisfied with how I was. God bless Dr. Thomas Masaryk and Dr. Henry Woo for their efforts and giving me a second chance at life.

Good luck and have faith in your doctor(s). Don't rush things. I have completely recovered from what should have killed me.

 

[Jgj5150]

:dunno:I mow with double-Vision ever since I put an ice chest holder, and cup holder on my mower. Hmmmm.