thanks for all your support, I have been trying to talk about it a lot at home with my husband and my kids but no matter how much I talk about it I break down and cry some times... my other fear is that my mom does no live close by and I would need here... I'm also letting her about surgery because if I do decide to go through surgery I would want her to be here with me but what if she does not want to be here??I don't know part of me if just scare of going through the surgery period....
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> I believe that knowledge is power and the more information you can provide your family, the better. Does your doctor have any information he can give you? Is there anything he can add specific to your situation? Are there articles on the internet you can access that are similar to your situation that would be of help? If you are leaning toward surgery, why are you going that direction? Write it down at home in a pro versus con list such as this
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> Pros Cons
> Will help control Seizures better May cause some memory loss
> I may get to reduce medications May have to take the same amount
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> You get the idea...the more you know and can articulate, reherse, write down and think about, the better armed you will be when talking to your family. Also, allow yourself to realize how scarey this is at home so that when you get home, you are not sliding back into old roles AND feeling guilty about them. THIS is a scarey choice and you have a right to feel scared. But if you do your homework first, you will feel armed and empowered too.
> Lynn
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