[epilepsy] Re: For those who've had surgery

 

I had an LTL in 2009, I had neuropsych testing done shortly after and they recommended that I get speech therapy. It took a while to get my 1st appt but after that I went every week for over a yr. The speech therapist I had also helped me with memory, reading, math....


--- In epilepsy@yahoogroups.com, Kelly Porter <race_12_1@...> wrote:
>
> I am nearly 4 years post surgery, and am going through vocational
> rehabilitation right now. My counselor brought up that she was
> surprised I had never been referred to have neuropsych treatment. Not
> just testing but ongoing treatment to help me through the process of
> having surgery and what that causes emotionally due to physical
> changes. In addition, she was also surprised when I told her I was
> never sent to an occupational therapist for my memory and concentration,
> or a speech therapist to help with communication. She said speech
> therapy is badly named, and should be called communication therapy
> because it helps people learn how to communicate properly/better/again.
>
> For those of you who have an LTL or RTL, were you referred to any of
> these after surgery?
>
> Kelly
>

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