Working After a Craniotomy: Returning to Work With a Meningioma

What is it really like to work with a meningioma, recover from brain surgery, and try to return to a normal work life after a craniotomy?

In this episode of The Meningioma Cast, I talk about working while living with a meningioma, returning to work after brain tumor surgery, and the physical, mental, and emotional realities that can follow a craniotomy. We get into recovery, fatigue, concentration, confidence, neurological changes, stress, identity, and the strange experience of trying to function professionally while your brain and body are still adjusting.

This episode is for anyone dealing with a meningioma diagnosis, brain tumor, craniotomy recovery, brain surgery recovery, returning to work after brain surgery, working with a brain tumor, neurological symptoms, or the long process of rebuilding life after surgery.

I also talk about the things people do not always warn you about: the pressure to feel “normal,” the uncertainty around what you can handle, the fear of setbacks, the frustration of fatigue, and the challenge of balancing work, health, family, and recovery.

If you are living with a meningioma, preparing for surgery, recovering from a craniotomy, returning to work, supporting someone with a brain tumor, or trying to understand what life after brain surgery can actually look like, this episode is for you.

The Meningioma Cast is a podcast about meningioma diagnosis, brain tumors, craniotomy recovery, brain surgery, MRI scans, neurological symptoms, treatment, survivorship, work, family, mental health, recovery, disability, and life after a brain tumor.

Real stories. Real recovery. Real life after meningioma.

Everyone has a story. This one is mine.

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