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surgery at 40
Tue, 12/07/2004 - 01:55Comments
RE: RE: RE: surgery at 40
Submitted by dfriedman on Mon, 2005-05-23 - 23:17
RE: RE: RE: surgery at 40
Submitted by dfriedman on Fri, 2005-06-03 - 00:40
Richard,
I am about to go through surgery. What type of seizures did you have before surgery?
Diana
Richard,
I am about to go through surgery. What type of seizures did you have before surgery?
Diana
RE: RE: surgery at 40
Submitted by RichardShane on Thu, 2005-05-12 - 21:31
if your doctors have done extensive testing and determined that you are a strong candidate for surgery, then you should decide how much the seizures impact your life. Will they get worse? The actual surgery for me, right front temporal, was not painful and was an investment of a few months to no longer have seizures. I had the surgery at 43 years of age. It's a very personal decision, the actual experience for me was uncomfortable but not painful. After a few months i was back at my benchmark. There's much worse in life than having surgery; if you chose to have it you will likely be a much stronger person for going through the experience. Make sure your friends and family are near by to be supportive.