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What Do Everyone Think About Brain Surgery For My Epilepsy?

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Mcminnville, OR
November 18, 2023
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A MyEpilepsyTeam Member

It pays to investigate all that is involved with the surgery. Has the surgeon performed the surgery before? What was successful? Can one put up with 6 months of testing to find out if you are good candidate for the surgery? Surgery is never guaranteed to bring you back to your normal. But a successful surgery is satisfying. Ask 9999 questions until you are 99% certain you have made the right choice.

November 18, 2023
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In 2004 surgery was suggested and I jumped on it, six months for recovery and have had minimal amount of seizures with my last one in December of 2011. I have been on Vimpat since 2012 and now the generic version since June of 2022. Surgery was a Left Fronto-Temporal Parietal Craniotomy for Left Temporal Lobectomy, Hippocampectomy.

November 20, 2023
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A MyEpilepsyTeam Member

I had my brain surgery done in 1998 . There are 2 things that have to be done , before going straight to the Surgery.
1. Are you a Candidate for the surgery
2. Are you willing or confident to do it.

I was all for it , when the brain surgery was brought up to me, by my Epileptologist.

November 18, 2023 (edited)
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A MyEpilepsyTeam Member

i myself could never.

November 18, 2023
A MyEpilepsyTeam Member

I have had a few people and my sister and other resources like this question here come my way, but I think it's good for others but not me, not that I am against it, but I'm ok after all my years since I was diagnosed with my condition, I am going to ride the rest my life out with, a bummer sometimes, but not often, they are better than before and I am ok with that, my opinion to the ?here

November 18, 2023 (edited)
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