it's true that surgery is not for everyone but looking into it might not
hurt. I had surgery. before surgery i would have an average 50 seizures per
day from age 2 to age 29. now after surgery ive been seizure free a little
more then 9 in a half years. Just remember if you want to have it done do a
lot of homework into what you must do(testing) how things would be done.
get references on doctors. BUT REMEMBER SURGERY IS NOT A GUARANTEE IT WILL
STOP OR EVEN CONTROL SEIZURES. and also you might have to stay on medication
so dont think of surgery as a way to also being able to stop medications.
Brian
In a message dated 7/30/2009 5:54:22 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time,
tristinspike26@
Well Birdman,
I understand that surgery isn't always perfect, and it doesn't work for
everyone. But I can't criticize it. It's worked for me, so far. I'm 8
months seizure-free thanks to a left temporal lobectomy. I've waited a long
time to get my driver's license, and driving I'm gonna do. I know there's
the possibility of having another seizure, and I know to take precautions
if/when I start feeling strange. I have to take advantage of this time
because it may not last for long.
Tristin :)
--- On Thu, 7/30/09, korky106_a <_korky106_a@
(mailto:korky106_a@yahoo.
From: korky106_a <_korky106_a@
Subject: [epilepsy] Re: brain surgery and driving.
To: _epilepsy@yahoogrou
Date: Thursday, July 30, 2009, 1:56 AM
I am well aware the desire for people to drive- I think it may be more for
a person with seizures. i am 58- I have had seizures since I was 13- I was
bit by a mosquito and given encephalitis- my brain became infected-
swelled up to the point I went into a coma for 18 hrs. The drs did not expect me
to come out of it and live. I have brain damage because of this and
seizures- all kinds. I have had a right temporal lobectomy to remove what they
thought was the damaged cells and take away my seizures. Well some time went
by without seizures- I got my license and- away I drove feeling GREAT- well
i have totalled my Honda Accord because I had a seizure- surgery is NOT
always perfect- I found this out when I totaled my Taurus as a result of a
seizure accident. OKEASE reconsider driving- I will NEVER try driving again. I
am fortunate to be alive and to have not hurt anyone as a result of my
driving- I can adjust to not driving- I could
NEVER adjust to hurting a person because I chose to drive when I
shouldn't- THINK TWICE- Thanks- Birdman--- In epilepsy@yahoogroup s.com,
"tristinspike26" <tristinspike26@ ...> wrote:
>
> Hi all,
> Tomorrow I'm kind of going to share my epilepsy surgery testimony with
my friend's (Lisa's) neurologist. I'm totally tickled that she wants me to
talk to her neurologist and tell him what surgery did for me. We're trying
to get her referred to the Medical College of Georgia; where I had my
surgery. Surgery worked so far for me. I hope and pray that my friend, Lisa,
turns out to be a good candidate. Maybe surgery will work for her too. It makes
me feel good knowing that my struggle with epilepsy and my surgery might
inspire someone else (Lisa). Since I got my driver's license (for the past
month) I've been driving Lisa around and helping her get to where she needs
to go. I've been in her shoes. I know what it's like. It's just my way of
paying it forward.
>
> Tristin :)
>
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