{"id":24159,"date":"2024-03-21T12:04:22","date_gmt":"2024-03-21T12:04:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/?p=24159"},"modified":"2024-03-21T12:04:22","modified_gmt":"2024-03-21T12:04:22","slug":"abimbola-craig-shares-harrowing-ordeal-of-post-brain-surgery-complications","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/2024\/03\/21\/abimbola-craig-shares-harrowing-ordeal-of-post-brain-surgery-complications\/","title":{"rendered":"Abimbola Craig Shares Harrowing Ordeal of Post-Brain Surgery Complications"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"w-full text-token-text-primary\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-136\">\n<div class=\"px-4 py-2 justify-center text-base md:gap-6 m-auto\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-1 text-base mx-auto gap-3 md:px-5 lg:px-1 xl:px-5 md:max-w-3xl lg:max-w-[40rem] xl:max-w-[48rem] group\">\n<div class=\"relative flex w-full flex-col agent-turn\">\n<div class=\"flex-col gap-1 md:gap-3\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-grow flex-col max-w-full\">\n<div class=\"min-h-[20px] text-message flex flex-col items-start gap-3 whitespace-pre-wrap break-words [.text-message+&amp;]:mt-5 overflow-x-auto\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"4601bace-f2fb-43bc-ad9c-a725e751bc39\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose w-full break-words dark:prose-invert light\">\n<p>Actress Abimbola Craig, known for her role in &#8220;Skinny Girl in Transit,&#8221; has bravely opened up about the painful aftermath of her brain surgery in 2014, revealing that she feared for her life during the ordeal.<\/p>\n<p>In a candid video shared on YouTube, Craig recounted her experience following the discovery of a brain tumor that necessitated surgery.<\/p>\n<p>However, the aftermath of the tumor removal presented a new set of challenges. Craig began experiencing adverse reactions to the pain medication prescribed post-surgery, leading to insomnia, hallucinations, and depression.<\/p>\n<p>Struggling to comprehend her symptoms, Craig eventually realized the side effects of the medication after researching online. Despite switching to a less potent pain reliever upon consultation with the hospital, she had already lost a significant amount of weight.<\/p>\n<p>One particularly agonizing procedure she endured was the lumbar puncture, akin to a spinal tap, conducted during a visit to the emergency room. The repeated lumbar punctures aimed to extract spinal fluid to diagnose her condition, with doctors suspecting meningitis due to her symptoms.<\/p>\n<p>After extensive testing, it was revealed that Craig had contracted malaria during a visit to Nigeria. Prompt treatment for malaria marked the turning point in her recovery journey.<\/p>\n<p>Reflecting on her ordeal, Craig expressed gratitude for her survival and regained health a decade after the surgery. She recounted moments of despair during the lumbar puncture episodes, where she feared for her life amidst uncertainty about her condition.<\/p>\n<p>Craig&#8217;s resilience and eventual recovery serve as a testament to her strength and determination in overcoming life&#8217;s challenges.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Actress Abimbola Craig, known for her role in &#8220;Skinny Girl in Transit,&#8221; has bravely opened up about the painful aftermath of her brain surgery in 2014, revealing that she feared for her life during the ordeal. In a candid video shared on YouTube, Craig recounted her experience following the discovery of a brain tumor that [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":20,"featured_media":24164,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[179],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-24159","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entertainment"],"aioseo_notices":[],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24159","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/20"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=24159"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24159\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":24219,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24159\/revisions\/24219"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/24164"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=24159"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=24159"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=24159"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}