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the after life of temporal lobe sururgery
Sun, 01/08/2006 - 15:31Topic: Surgery and Devices
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, but my first two years after surgery where HELL! I was amentel case,I had to betaught how to be social around people again and how not to let people make me like something that Im not.A friend taught me to drive again,I was like achlid learnig how to take steps all over again.Its been 11 years and I stll take more medicanes now than I did when I had surgery.
I take Topamax,Lexapro,and Ativn.I have both short and long term memory loss,alearning dis.,simple-partial seizures,anxiety dis./
mood-swings.But as time as gone by,my learning has improved alot.Can anyone relate?terrij
Re: Re: the after life of temporal lobe sururgery
Submitted by Phoebe on Sun, 2006-03-12 - 23:52
I always have to wonder why there was a need for a second surgery if it was done with great thoroughness and care the first time. Did they find another focus they didn't know about until afterward? That doesn't seem reasonable. You do read about re-do surgeries, but thank goodness I had a neurosurgeon who had done this procedure many times before and was taught by one who also had a great reputation for his quality of work. I wold have had great reservations if I had not known my Neurosurgeon's experience and training before. Since a step this big does have the potential for great change in one's life, it is all about the patient, and no doc should be the least bit concerned that a patient asked about his experience. If he/she did have an issue with it, I would have to look further in order to find one who had me and my quality of life as the priority and not ego. After surgery, I had a very easy time of it. I live alone and came back to the place I left. I did not need anything special and followed the post-op instructions with no problem. I was able to do all I needed to and didn't need anyone to provide any hands-on care. Recup was easy and not at all what most people expect. The WADA was a very interesting test buy the way. Phoebe