Chapter 279

• "So first off, the bad news. You had some frontal lobe inflammation when you first came into the hospital, which is why we had to keep you under with medicine, to let the swelling go down. To be honest, you healed up from that in near record time, but still took a long time to wake up on your own. Every case is different, when it comes to head injuries, so I will give you the best information I can in general terms. There is a chance you could have issues with some of your short term memory functions for a while, or none at all. This could mean that some things that have happened in the last few days, or even the weeks leading up to your accident, might be harder for you to retrieve than older memories.
• "That said, the good news is that you had virtually no rear lobe or spinal injuries to speak of. Your brain functions were pretty normal after your swelling went down so there should be no major damage to your brain. You might have some scarring on that frontal section, but only time will tell how severe the damage is. Do you have any questions of me so far?"
• Wow, that was a lot to process. I thought about it for a minute, and then asked, "So, basically, it could have been worse, but my short term memory might be messed up. How long could that take to heal?"