Jody Bunzol's story
H. Hunt Batjer, MD, FACS, performed my surgeries with Bernard R. Bendok, MD, assisting. During my first surgery, I was in the ICU for three days, moved to a regular hospital room, and released on Saturday. For the second surgery, I was in the ICU for two days, moved to a regular hospital room, and again, released on Saturday. To my recollection, it seems like both surgeries lasted a good part of the day.
My staples and stitches were removed about two weeks after each surgery. I went through both operations with very few complications. After the first surgery, I had a few problems with my speech, but those quickly resolved about two days later. I was out of work for two months and in and out of the hospital during those months with several follow-up exams, in addition to testing while in the hospital.
I am very fortunate to not have any restrictions on activities in my everyday life as a result of the surgeries. I was released to go back to work on August 11. However, I still had the occasional MRI or test and follow-up appointment with Dr. Batjer to ensure everything was running smoothly and/or to ease my mind.
Not only is Dr. Batjer an excellent neurosurgeon, but he and his staff do a wonderful job to make sure the patient and family members are as comfortable as possible, given the circumstances of undergoing brain surgery. More than a year has gone by since both surgeries and I am doing very well. I have an angiogram with dye scheduled in September to make sure that everything is OK. I will forever be thankful to Dr. Batjer and his team for saving my life!