Surgery Issues


maria08 New - Has anyone had left temporal surgery and been told it might affect speech? Created by maria08at11/02/2011 - 11:38am\|168 Views\|13 Comments ...
cannas New - no normal eegs,TLE , had week in EMU Created by cannasat04/15/2011 - 12:40pm\|33 Views\|2 Comments Dull week in general, no seizures, although my veeg throughout the week was again abnormal. Took me off my meds and remembered what I used to feel like (I respond very well to meds but I guess not well enough). But no seizure. I...
ccalvache New - vission issues after right temporal lobectomy Created by ccalvacheat11/02/2010 - 2:02pm\|11 Views Hello everyone. My name is Camilo My dad had a right temporal lobectomy in october 28 2010 (6 days ago) it was quite scarry because a couple of hours after the surgery he had to be operated again because he developed a hematoma,...
tiffinaz New - *Has anyone had their Right Hippocampus removed?? Created by tiffinazat05/26/2010 - 9:46pm\|32 Views I was wandering if anyone has had their Right Hippocampus removed? If so what were the outcomes after surgery? Do you have any permanent side effects? I am having mine removed in 2 weeks as I have bilateral periventriclar nodular heterotopia...
brydy23 New - 22 year old nervous about brain surgery Created by brydy23at09/27/2011 - 7:38am\|149 Views\|12 Comments Hi, this is my first post I'm 22 and have had partial complex seizures my whole life. I've recently been looking into surgery now that I've graduated college and want to live out on my own and can't drive. Over the past 6...
Spike. New - ABC Nightline - Baby Has Half of His Brain Removed to Treat Seizures Created by Spike.at12/30/2010 - 4:39pm\|18 Views While watching ABC news this evening (Thursday, December 30, 2010) the news anchor gave some brief information about a baby that had half of his brain removed to treat seizures. And at the end of this one news story the news anchor...
rose25 New - advice on surgery decision Created by rose25at01/11/2011 - 7:26pm\|25 Views\|4 Comments My one year old daughter is on her second medication and the seizures are still not controlled. Our doctor wants to do surgery to remove the abnormal area of her brain that is causing the seizures, but I am really nervous about...
meinmo New - Affects of surgery on personality, abilities, etc. Created by meinmoat08/05/2011 - 1:22pm\|58 Views\|4 Comments My husband has had seizures since he was 18-months-old. He has been told that all his seizures are coming from a scar on his left temporal lobe. He has been on many medications that have not entirely controlled the seizures. He mainly...
tcameron Afraid to have VNS. Anyone had it? Created by tcameronat05/18/2012 - 5:31pm\|31 Views\|4 Comments I have approx 5 C.P. seiz/month with no auras. My epileptologist recommended the VNS, but I'm afraid. I'm also afraid of having real brain surgery. Then I got the idea: Perhaps I'm hurting my brain more by continuing to have...
happygirl New - After effects from Surgery Created by happygirlat09/01/2010 - 10:05pm\|85 Views\|10 Comments Hi All, I had left temporal lobe surgery on the 12th July this year. The first month was great - nothing really to complain about and I spent most of my days going for walks and then relaxing at home. I then...

maria08

New - Has anyone had left temporal surgery and been told it might affect speech?
Created by maria08at11/02/2011 - 11:38am|168 Views|13 Comments

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cannas

New - no normal eegs,TLE , had week in EMU
Created by cannasat04/15/2011 - 12:40pm|33 Views|2 Comments

Dull week in general, no seizures, although my veeg throughout the week was again abnormal. Took me off my meds and remembered what I used to feel like (I respond very well to meds but I guess not well enough). But no seizure. I...

ccalvache

New - vission issues after right temporal lobectomy
Created by ccalvacheat11/02/2010 - 2:02pm|11 Views

Hello everyone. My name is Camilo My dad had a right temporal lobectomy in october 28 2010 (6 days ago) it was quite scarry because a couple of hours after the surgery he had to be operated again because he developed a hematoma,...

tiffinaz

New - *Has anyone had their Right Hippocampus removed??
Created by tiffinazat05/26/2010 - 9:46pm|32 Views

I was wandering if anyone has had their Right Hippocampus removed? If so what were the outcomes after surgery? Do you have any permanent side effects? I am having mine removed in 2 weeks as I have bilateral periventriclar nodular heterotopia...

brydy23

New - 22 year old nervous about brain surgery
Created by brydy23at09/27/2011 - 7:38am|149 Views|12 Comments

Hi, this is my first post I'm 22 and have had partial complex seizures my whole life. I've recently been looking into surgery now that I've graduated college and want to live out on my own and can't drive. Over the past 6...

Spike.

New - ABC Nightline - Baby Has Half of His Brain Removed to Treat Seizures
Created by Spike.at12/30/2010 - 4:39pm|18 Views

While watching ABC news this evening (Thursday, December 30, 2010) the news anchor gave some brief information about a baby that had half of his brain removed to treat seizures. And at the end of this one news story the news anchor...

rose25

New - advice on surgery decision
Created by rose25at01/11/2011 - 7:26pm|25 Views|4 Comments

My one year old daughter is on her second medication and the seizures are still not controlled. Our doctor wants to do surgery to remove the abnormal area of her brain that is causing the seizures, but I am really nervous about...

meinmo

New - Affects of surgery on personality, abilities, etc.
Created by meinmoat08/05/2011 - 1:22pm|58 Views|4 Comments

My husband has had seizures since he was 18-months-old. He has been told that all his seizures are coming from a scar on his left temporal lobe. He has been on many medications that have not entirely controlled the seizures. He mainly...

tcameron

Afraid to have VNS. Anyone had it?
Created by tcameronat05/18/2012 - 5:31pm|31 Views|4 Comments

I have approx 5 C.P. seiz/month with no auras. My epileptologist recommended the VNS, but I'm afraid. I'm also afraid of having real brain surgery. Then I got the idea: Perhaps I'm hurting my brain more by continuing to have...

happygirl

New - After effects from Surgery
Created by happygirlat09/01/2010 - 10:05pm|85 Views|10 Comments

Hi All, I had left temporal lobe surgery on the 12th July this year. The first month was great - nothing really to complain about and I spent most of my days going for walks and then relaxing at home. I then...

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