Thanks so much Kelly!
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From: Kelly Porter <race_12_1@porterfam.us>
To: epilepsy@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Sunday, March 17, 2013 5:08 PM
Subject: Re: [epilepsy] Re: CAUSES AND SYMPTOMS OF SEIZURES
If seizures are localized (partial) surgery can be done. This is a last
resort treatment for people who have medically intractable seizures.
Surgery is only done after extensive testing and a review of your case
by a medical board. Only level 4 epilepsy centers perform surgery and
depending on where you live there may only be one in the area. Some
people have to travel for that.
Surgery is a last resort. It has serious side effects and risks, so it
is only done when seizures are considered uncontrolled with conventional
treatments. This doesn't mean someone has no seizures, but rather that
the seizures are so bad, or so frequent, as to interfere with every day
life. It is a last resort because it often means removal of part of the
brain, say a temporal lobectomy. Alos brain surgery has some obvious
risks regardless of the surgery done.
I myself had surgery nearly 5 years ago. Actually Easter this year is
the 5 year anniversary of my right temporal lobectomy. At the time I
was on 3 EP meds, high doses, and still having 3-6 complex partials each
day, some lasting over 5 minutes. It was determined that surgery was
the best option for making me seizure free. IT WORKED! Side effects
suck, like memory issues, concentration problems, light and sound
sensitivity. Also screwed up my emotions since I had full removal of
the lobed including the amygdula which is part of the limbic system.
Kelly
On 3/17/2013 2:51 PM, Susan Wain wrote:
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> There is surgery for Epilepsy? I am on 4 Trileptol per day. When do
> they use surgery
>
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