Professional golfer Gary Woodland recently won the Houston Open, highlighting the issue of post-surgical PTSD following surgery. Woodland had a procedure to remove a lesion in the area of his brain that controls fear and anxiety, but his recovery was slowed by complications. The surgery involved a baseball-sized hole into the left side of Woodland’s skull and included vision loss and paralysis of the left body. Despite these complications, Woodland was diagnosed with PTSD a year earlier. While PTSD is often associated with surviving military combat or sexual assault, it has also been linked to life-threatening medical events such as open heart surgery, being chased and broken leg, or getting shot. Symptoms include reliving the event, avoiding reminders of it, negative changes in cognition and mood, and increased reactivity.