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Temporal lobe tumor surgery questions
Tue, 02/27/2007 - 19:53Comments
Re: Hi Alexis, Here is info I
Submitted by alexis00 on Fri, 2007-03-02 - 16:41
Meds
Submitted by Sparkali on Tue, 2009-03-03 - 11:33
I'm not sure of the meds you are taking, but I have been taking Dilantin. It doesn't make me so sleepy that I fall asleep at work, or too tired to exercise. I play on a ladies hockey team and love it.
I have a 3.5 x 5 cm brain tumor, in the frontal lobe. I had a seizure, at work, and went through many tests. They diagnosed me with having a stroke to finally a brain tumor. After the first seizure I was put on Dilantin, and never had another one for 2.5 years. Last December I was having hot flashes and weird dizzy spells, one everyday for three days. Finally I was out for lunch, I fell face first into my food. Thank God for husbands sitting close. I awake quickly and went for more tests.
They say it has not grown any larger and changing to a different med wouldn't make a differnce. But I have had a few more spells but never pass right out like I did at lunch. Sress was probaly a huge factor. I have the option to get it taken out, Love our Alberta health care, but worry about the side affects that may come with it.
Can anyone share any after surgery affects with me?
I'm not sure of the meds you are taking, but I have been taking Dilantin. It doesn't make me so sleepy that I fall asleep at work, or too tired to exercise. I play on a ladies hockey team and love it.
I have a 3.5 x 5 cm brain tumor, in the frontal lobe. I had a seizure, at work, and went through many tests. They diagnosed me with having a stroke to finally a brain tumor. After the first seizure I was put on Dilantin, and never had another one for 2.5 years. Last December I was having hot flashes and weird dizzy spells, one everyday for three days. Finally I was out for lunch, I fell face first into my food. Thank God for husbands sitting close. I awake quickly and went for more tests.
They say it has not grown any larger and changing to a different med wouldn't make a differnce. But I have had a few more spells but never pass right out like I did at lunch. Sress was probaly a huge factor. I have the option to get it taken out, Love our Alberta health care, but worry about the side affects that may come with it.
Can anyone share any after surgery affects with me?
Hi Alexis, Here is info I
Submitted by solis on Thu, 2007-03-01 - 13:01
Hi Alexis, Here is info I read on arachnoid cysts: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arachnoid_cyst As you will note, it suggests removal ,asap, and those cysts are known to possibly cause seizures. I had my surgery a year ago. The areas slated for removal were the amgadalia & the hippocampus of the LTL. However, despite having all pre-surgery tests, it wasn't until they opened me up that the physician discovered a benign, slow-growing cystic tumor which existed since before I was born. It was also removed. http://www.childrenshospital.org/az/Site938/mainpageS938P0.html Given that the tumor was located in the exact area of the brain where my seizures originated, plus the fact I've had no seizures since surgery, makes it very convincing that the tumor is what caused my decades of epilepsy. Your tumor may be benign, but it is may also not benign when it comes to causing your seizures. I'd recommend you see an epileptologist (a neurologist that specializes in E). Some surgery info: http://www.epilepsy.com/epilepsy/surgery.html best wishes ~sol