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Left Temporal Lobectomy

Fri, 02/09/2007 - 22:26
Well I have been approved to have a left temporal lobectomy with removal of the hippocampus and the amybalus. I am having the surgery done at Mass General on April 17th. Wish me luck. Shelly Maire

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Re: Left Temporal Lobectomy

Submitted by donnamaria on Wed, 2007-10-24 - 16:33
Congrat's on your marriage!! My son had his first surgery at 10, taking 5cm. he was seizure free medicine free for 6 years and then they started again. He had the rest of his temp lobe removed in 2006,He is 21. Just starting to reduce his med's. I hope your doing good. Hang in there!

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