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Need answers about temporal lobectomies?
Mon, 11/13/2006 - 01:33Topic: Surgery and Devices
I've just had a temporal lobectomy for focal seizures (hippocampul sclerosis). So far everything has gone well...no seizures...if you want to know something about temporal lobe resections for epilepsy just ask, I'll tell you what I know. I'll try and check back regularly.-Chris
Re: Re: Need answers about temporal lobectomies?
Submitted by michaelow on Mon, 2006-12-04 - 01:39
Hi my name is Michael , I had a right temporal lobectomy on September 17, 1999 and after the surgery was free of seizures for six years; however a year ago I ended up having three seizures over the course of a year in my sleep and never nothing during the day. I was always on medication two 400 CR tegretol during this period after the operation and my neurologist tells me there is some slight spiking in the area where the surgery was done. He has increased my medication by another 200 mg of tegretolCR and I have not had any more nighttime seizures for the past five months since the increase of medications. I have to say the surgery did help as I used to have daytime and nighttime seizures for over 46 years , as I started with seizures when I was six years old. as for the risk associated with the operation anything has a certain amount of risk but it is very small in comparison to the results of surgery. I hope this informations will encourage you to have the surgery believe me it is great be without all the seizures I used to have. sincerely yours Michael