Gary Woodland still dealing with repercussions
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He has been experiencing PTSD from the entire ordeal of months of anxiety and panic attacks before his brain lesion was diagnosed. Few people knew, going public.
I will repeat: The Athletic is worth every penny.
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yea, sad. i remember some of that was on the great Netflix series Full Swing (season 3 i think). They had a good chunk dedicated to him and his recovery from brain surgery. very good watch. I enjoyed that series. Glad he's open about it now. Here's to a full recovery, Gary! Rock Chalk.
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Helluva interview. Lots of love to Gary. Rock Chalk!
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@bskeet love that guy!
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I've never heard of anything quite like that. Hate it. He's been thru so much. I read the story but thought the ptsd was all after the surgery. I hope his good buddies can help pull him thru! -
@crimsonblu22 You are right. I suspect even Gary never realized how deeply scarred his psyche was from living in abject fear and panic for months and months before surgery. Our physical bodies can get healed but what a reminder that emotionally injuries can last for years.
We usually don't think of PTSD as arising from solely from the symptoms of a medical condition. I was so astounded to read this. Very glad he is talking to vets. We have a few in our heavily senior community who hunker down with headphones every July 4th and NYE because people shoot illegal (in the development) fireworks nonstop.
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I think the article/interview mentioned that the benign tumor was removed from an area adjacent to the region that regulates anxiety, so I took that to mean that there was collateral damage from the surgery.
At least some self-repair/healing should occur with time. But, he'll likely need to manage the symptoms the rest of his life. At least they know what they are dealing with. 50 years ago, this would have been a mystery and there would have been few if any resources for comfort or care. Modern medicine is pretty miraculous.
