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Topic: Surgery and Devices

Temporal Lobe Surgery

08/2013 | 8 Comments

Hi I'm having surgery for my epilepsy on my left temporal lobe. Everyone says don't look at stuff. On the Internet but I ave because I want to know...
Coping with Recovery, Part I

08/2013 | 0 Comments

Hello Experts (who had surgery for MORE than 2 years). I underwent left temporal lobectomy surgery two years age. In the first six months, I had...
Experiences in surgery recovery

07/2013 | 4 Comments

Calling to all experts, i.e doctor, nurses, and patients who are experienced in or having experiences in handling post-epilepsy surgery / recovery...
right temporal lobe surgery with a laser

07/2013 | 2 Comments

Has anyone had right temporal lobe surgery done with a laser? What was your experience and was it successful? Any insight would be greatly appreciated...
Surgery Process

06/2013 | 10 Comments

Hello, this is my first post so I will try to keep it short. A little background, Ive had seizures for over 20 yrs. I have been on at least 10...
Surgery on the Left Temporal Lobe

05/2013 | 5 Comments

Hi All, I am hoping that some of you out there can share your stories with me regarding surgery on the left temporal lobe and the possible side...
Left Temporal Lobectomy

05/2013 | 5 Comments

Hello everyone, I have dealt with epilepsy since I was 2 years old. I'm going to turn 22 in a month. My epilepsy was controlled for most of my life...
invasive seizure monitoring

05/2013 | 1 Comments

I had the EEG seizure monitoring done but the seizures occurred too fast and they couldn't localize where they originated so I am contimplating the...
Left Temporal Lobe Surgery next week

04/2013 | 16 Comments

Hello. I cant find any recent ongoing discussions of Left Temporal lobe surgery. My husband will be having his surgery next week, after 17 years of...
Right Frontal Lobe Surgery

03/2013 | 1 Comments

Hello everyone: It's been a while since posting here and I'm rusty at this. I'll get to the point. I'm having inter cranial grids and monitoring April...
Post Surgery

03/2013 | 6 Comments

I had surgery almost a year ago, and still have not havd CP siezures, YEAH! I belive that peope who are not epileptic think about what heaven may be...
helping a friend going into brain surgery

03/2013 | 4 Comments

Hi, my name is Paige I've been searching through online epilepsy support groups all morning. My really close friend has severe epilepsy. He's at the...
The Wada Test

03/2013 | 15 Comments

Can any of you explain your experience through the Wada test for me? What was it like having half of your brain put to sleep? Did you even realize it...

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