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Contemplating surgery
Thu, 07/19/2018 - 13:36Topic: Surgery and Devices
My daughter starting having seizures several years after being in a severe car accident. She's gone through several medicals to control them. She's now getting ready to be admitted to the hospital to see if she's a candidate for surgery to remove scar tissue. She has scar tissue on her left temporal side.
Can anyone who has had this surgery fill me on the success rate, was it with worth, how long the recovery time is, and anything I can expect afterwards. As a parent, this is freaking me out!
Comments
several medications to
Submitted by just_joe on Fri, 2018-07-20 - 15:46
several medications to control them << how many is several? There are over 60 different medications out there that can stop seizures. Did the neurologist try one with different doses? Then try another one the same way? Did the neurologist couple a medication with another medication to see if that would work?Yes surgery is an option. Many people have been thru it and some still had seizures afterward. Others had no seizures but still needed medication. Then there are people like me who have lived 50+ years and are considered seizure controlled even tho I still have a seizure from time to time. It is finding the right medication or combination of medications with the right doses that is a challenge. One that I worked on for years. I went to my neurologists appointment last Tuesday and had a seizure right in front of her. If she had not been doing her job and watching my eyes as I followed her finger she would not have known I had it. She know knows what my seizures look like and stated so. She also stated that most people would not have known I had it since it lasted a couple of seconds. So do look at all options available and do take your time since removal is one option but the VNS and RNS are also options. Doc (previous neurologist) and I discussed all options. But I could not benefit from any of those. I too have scar tissue. Mine is in more then one lobe on the left side of my brainI do hope she gets the assistance she needs and she gets seizure freeJoe
Which surgery is she being
Submitted by jfilush on Sat, 2018-07-21 - 23:18
Which surgery is she being screened for?
I had right-side surgery some
Submitted by RTL on Thu, 2018-07-19 - 16:45
I had right-side surgery some years ago, details at the following link:https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B4W1q98dcPYKT0hfSTI2N3ZuYjA/viewKevin