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Looking for best Surgical facilities

Thu, 12/15/2011 - 11:10

Topic: Surgery and Devices

Hi All, About two months ago I finished all necessary pre-operative testing needed to determine if I was a candidate for surgery. My epileptologist sent me to the local Neurosurgeon here in Tampa (Dr. Fernando Vale) and the Nuerosurgeon wasn't very confident that surgery would help with my seizures. I went back to my epileptologist and he indicated all the data shows him that surgery is my best option and that I should go see another Nuerosurgeon. He pointed me to Mass. General Hospital in Boston, NYU, the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn. or Yale. I am trying to decide where to go for the second opinion and was hoping someone might have insight on any of these facilities (or any others on the East Coast or Midwest) and the Nuerosurgeon(s) at these facilities? Thanks in advance, Paul

Comments

Re: Looking for best Surgical facilities

Submitted by butterfly17 on Sun, 2011-12-18 - 10:28

Hii Ya,

Are you telling me, epilepsy is cureable??? And Are the risks..... Oh how much is? buttefly 17

Hii Ya,

Are you telling me, epilepsy is cureable??? And Are the risks..... Oh how much is? buttefly 17

Re: Looking for best Surgical facilities

Submitted by jimbeth16 on Fri, 2011-12-16 - 13:57

Paul,

I am another person to recommend Dr Doyle at NYU. Had the surgery 8 weeks ago to get rid of complex partial seizures and wish I had not wasted over 20 years.

Jim

Paul,

I am another person to recommend Dr Doyle at NYU. Had the surgery 8 weeks ago to get rid of complex partial seizures and wish I had not wasted over 20 years.

Jim

Re: Looking for best Surgical facilities

Submitted by butterfly17 on Sun, 2011-12-18 - 10:11

Hi you are NOT ALONE..... The world don't understand, us and never will. Just remeber you are unqukie in your own little way. If people can't expect that teb it there problem. xx

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