Brain Surgery - Epilepsy Message Board

njgabbai · 11-09-2000, 05:46 AM

Hi there!

Has anyone here had the brain surgery? If so, how did it go. I had mine exactly 2 3/4 years ago and have been seizure free since then.

Jeff

sherise123 · 11-21-2000, 11:31 PM

Congratulations on your surgery. My name is Sherise. I'm 20 and I've been having petit mal seizures for about 7 years. I just recently started having grand mal seizures approx. a month ago. I've been taking Tegretol (my dosage was increased when the seizures progressed to grand mal), but my neurologist told me that it's possible that I might be taking this medication for the rest of my life. I don't really mind the medication, but the last seizure that I had scared my mother to death since she was sitting right next to me when I had it. I was just wondering what stage (or state) of epilepsy a person would have to be in before surgery starts to be considered as another option (besides medication).

njgabbai · 11-22-2000, 05:12 AM

To decide as to whether you could have surgery, depends on a few things... 1. What type of seizures are you having? 2. How many and how bad they are. 3. The cause for the seizures. 4. Where in the brain are they taking place. 5. What impact is the seizure having on your life.

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Originally posted by sherise123:
Congratulations on your surgery. My name is Sherise. I'm 20 and I've been having petit mal seizures for about 7 years. I just recently started having grand mal seizures approx. a month ago. I've been taking Tegretol (my dosage was increased when the seizures progressed to grand mal), but my neurologist told me that it's possible that I might be taking this medication for the rest of my life. I don't really mind the medication, but the last seizure that I had scared my mother to death since she was sitting right next to me when I had it. I was just wondering what stage (or state) of epilepsy a person would have to be in before surgery starts to be considered as another option (besides medication).

sherise123 · 11-22-2000, 03:28 PM

Thanks for the info. I have another appointment with my neurologist coming up. He's already told me before that surgery is the last option he'd like to have to choose, though.

Once again, congratulations on your successful surgery.

njgabbai · 11-22-2000, 03:57 PM

Thank you very much! Keep my updated!