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right frontal lobe surgery-may have it very soon!
Wed, 04/26/2006 - 22:52Topic: Surgery and Devices
This ? has been asked before, but I'll try again. not much response to the last person who asked. i guess not many people have frontal lobe surgery. my 25yo daughter may be a good candidate for it. i want to know more about the effects of this surgery on others. she had a brain tumor as a baby and had radiation treatment and surgery at that time. she is cognitively impaired due to above, as well as the epilepsy and high dose meds. we're so worried. it's such a gamble-will her functioning improve or get worse? there will not be a definitive answer to this dilemma, i know. other people's experiences would be helpful. thanks
I JUST TURNED 20 ... I JUST
Submitted by Luz Elisa on Fri, 2007-09-28 - 00:07
I JUST TURNED 20 ... I JUST STARTED HAVIN SEIZURES 3 YEARS AGO AND NONE OF THE MEDS ARE WORKING...I AM GOIN TO BE GETTIN THIS SURGERY IN THE NEXT TWO MONTHS AND I AM VERY AFRAID ...AND I HAVE REALLY NO ONE I CAN ASK BOUT IT..LIKE WHAT TO EXCEPT.I DONT KNOW ANYONE WHO HAS SEIZURES .MY FAMILY REALLY DOESNT UNDERSTANDS WHAT IM GOING THROUGH SO WHEN I GET DOWN AND DEPRESSED THEY THINK IM JUST BEING SELFISH.CAN YOU JUST TELL ME WAT I SHOULD EXCEPT?IVE HAD 2 BRAIN SURGERIES BEFORE BUT IT WAS FROM A VESSEL BURSTING.THIS IS GOING TO BE MY FIRST SEIZURE SURGERY.IM ALITTLE AFRAID.IS THE PAIN UNBEARABLE? BY THE WAY I HAVE THE SAME SCAR AS U.SO YOU HAVE A SHUNT?