Zipperhead is an affectionate term for those of us who have had brain surgery to treat Chiari Malformation. For several days post surgery we walk around with very little hair, and many staples up the middle of the back of our head. It really did look like someone just zipped up the back of my head. Since I have also had a cranial cervical fusion as a follow up surgery, I have been a zipperhead two times.
Feb 27, 2009
My Companion
pain is my constant companion,
like my shadow it may not be easy to see all the time,
but if you look closely you will see it in my eyes.
some days it is a pang,
some it is agony.
this pest never leaves completely,
it may rise and fall
but it will never cease.
pain is like no other cohort,
it shows no mercy and offers no reason.
only the sharp, unrelenting reminder -
no matter where i go in life
my companion will always follow.
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