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Left Temporal Surgery

Sat, 04/22/2006 - 22:05
My Wife underwent Left Temporal Lobectomy Surgery Last Year in Jan 2005. After being home for 3 days after a week after the surgery everything was fine, then on the 4th day I think it was she fainted in the bathroom at 3 am. I believe it was due to the fact that the plate in her head was put in incorrectly. Anyhow, since then everything has been a nightmare. Shes undergoing wicked mood swings, her epilepsy is worse she has tremindious trouble talking and remembering things. They put a new plate in her head, but the epilepsy remained. She underwent new tests and discovered that the epilepsy has now spread to different parts of the brain and there is now only a 20% chance of success and the possibality of complications outweigh the odds of going in for new surgery. My question for you people is this, the surgen says that surgery went perfictly and that he can not understand why she is still suffering from epilepsy. I met the surgen and I must say that he is a real surgen, he loves his paticents and he gives 110% of himself to them. I think more than anything the fact that he has given so much hope and so much compassion to so many people does not make me focuse on him as the culpriate. I'm looking for what may have gone wrong and I am NOT a doctor or a detective, but I got to find out what happened. I'm from Canada and Lawyers wont even look at the case because the medical profession will spent 50,000 dollars to defend a 5,000 doller calim. It's difficult to beat them, even if you have a 100% legimate claim, like if they leave the scaple in you after surgery, the'll make it look like its your fault, you can't sue City Hall and Money is not what I'm so much concerned about, although it has devistated us financially and in this economy it takes 2 people in a house to survive. The burden is on me. My question is this, for any one who has gone for tests prior to the surgery did they take you off your medicine cold turkey, that is did you just stop all your medicine at once. You see they did that to my wife, she had been on Lorizapian, Topomax and Tegratol as well as an Anti deprecent that she had been taking for years. Could taking her off the medicine cold turkey Especially the Apo-Lorazepam and the Anti Depressent cause false seziars reports and therby the surgen cuts out the wrong part of the brain. That is the only thing that seems to make sence. It has been an exausting terrifying hopeless experience for the family, has made us all extreamly ill and drained us of everything. Final note the surgen has said that only one other woman has had a bad experience like my wife.

Comments

Re: Re: Re: Left Temporal Surgery

Submitted by solis on Thu, 2006-06-08 - 00:38
I also had a left temporal lobectomy. And no promises should be given out that it will work. On 75% it will On some it won't, but they may be changed enough to be controlled by meds And, on sone there will be no change whatsoever. This type of surgery is a gamble. ~sol

Re: Re: Left Temporal Surgery

Submitted by DJsMom on Mon, 2006-09-11 - 21:54
This man has enough problems - I cant believe you took the time to take a stab at him just because you are married to a lawyer. Why dont you try finding something helpful to say or keep your mouth shut. I can imagine how frustrated and lost he must feel - and I have never ever heard of withdrawing from even one epileptic medication cold turkey, much less several - that is just not right!

Hi, I missed your post

Submitted by solis on Thu, 2007-01-04 - 15:03
Hi, I missed your post earlier.. sorry for the delay. #1) Contrary to your assumation, my post to him was never intended as "a stab" at anyone, but as an urge to investigate a medical lawsuit. #2) What my other 1/2 studied is moot. It was merely an explantion of how I happened to read 'accurate legal cases' about the subject. However, that was decades ago and such may have changed; yet, regardless of the media, I'd still urge the person to see a LLB and get an opinion. (first visit is free) #3) I have lived with E all my life, so I can easily imagine how frustrated his wife must feel. #4) I wrote my prior reply, late in the day, not long after after my own lobectomy (ie. before recovering) & the fact I didn't notice the question about drugs verifies that truth. #5) I have never, in my decades on drugs, been immediately taken off any AEDs even when in the hospital (ie under supervision) being tested. #6) Thank you for telling me off, as it got me to notice this thread 9 months later. ~sol

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