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Topic: Surgery and Devices

Post Operative: Left Temporal Lobectomy

03/2006 | 8 Comments

My boyfriend had a left temporal lobectomy two weeks ago. He's recovering nicely, however, he's having significant problems with short term memory and...
Have you been there? please help..

02/2006 | 0 Comments

My TLE is considered refractory, and I'm being considered for surgery. I'll start with the PET scan, MRI, and neuropsych tests on 3/6. On the 10th, I...
Scared

02/2006 | 4 Comments

I am only 15 and in 2007 my neurologist are getting a new MIR machine and they will be able to tell my parents if i need surgery or not. I'm scared...
vns surgery

02/2006 | 8 Comments

I got this from another web site and i watched it and i thought it was great and they also have other surgery for epilpzie proceders there to watch to...
Right Temporal Lobetom candidate?

02/2006 | 9 Comments

Hi, I have been diagnosed with Right temporal lobe epilepsy. Up until now the seizures were all nocturnal and weren't a huge deal because they always...
Having VNS implant surgery FEB 27

02/2006 | 7 Comments

Hi i have finally been oked to have the vns surgery by my insurance and i will be having it done FEB 27th i am nervous but some what excited about it...
Surgery--frontal lobe

02/2006 | 0 Comments

Any one have any advice regarding frontal lobe surgery? Although we are requesting a second opinion from Johns Hopkins, Mayo Clinic is recommending...
A New Trial Surgery

01/2006 | 7 Comments

There is a brand new surgery that is still in the trial stage of production, that I was wanting to discuss and possibly get some opinions on it. This...
Rt Temporal Lobectomy Surgery

01/2006 | 3 Comments

Would like to hear from some of you who may have had the right temporal lobectomy done. I am going through the pre-surgical work up & would apprecaite...
anyone had VNS?

01/2006 | 7 Comments

hi, I'm considering having VNS but i'm worried about ... well all of it really. I had surgery before and it didnt work so thats why I'm hesitant I...
meet with doctor about vns therapy jan 26

01/2006 | 0 Comments

Hi i am 30 have had seziures since baby and been on almost every med out there and none has stoped my seziures and i tend to get bad side affects alot...
Goimg to meet surgin

01/2006 | 3 Comments

Hi i am 30 and got a call from cyberonics case worker and she told me that my referall will be in today and i will get an apointment with surgan to go...
the after life of temporal lobe sururgery

01/2006 | 19 Comments

I had my right temporal removed in Sept of 1994 I actually was aginniy pig for ateaching hospital in Gainesville,fl.I dont know about the rest of you...
wada test price?

01/2006 | 2 Comments

I'm thinking about having surgery to remove a scar from my brain. Of course the scar is whats causing me to have seizures. I'm just curious how much a...
any one now what the worst is to VNS

12/2005 | 2 Comments

Hi ive had sezuries all my life and am 30 me and my nuroligist says im a canidate for VNS and i now alot about it from cyberonics web site and it...

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