I've had a three-stage craniotomy which is also not the norm. My surgery was in 2003.

That being said, I think it's extremely possible for the entire surgical team plus the committee of doctors who approve the surgery to be able to pull it off without the intracranial EEGs. I'm positive that they can determine your eleptogenisis from extensive pre-surgical testing i.e. video EEG, WADA test, and many other tests.
It comes down to TRUST. If you trust your doctors then go for it. They are not "scalpel happy". My epileptologist told me "We want you to walk in as Kerri Croake and leave as Kerri Croake",

Hi BrittneeLeigh
Could you please share how surgery went

I’m going in this Thursday for my left amygdala and hippocampus to be removed. How long after the surgery did u have pain? Did ur memory get affected? I’m planning on spending the first week home w check ups from friends and family throughout the day while my husbands at work and my son is w grandma but wil that be a problem if I’m not under watch from someone 24/7 for the first week?

I've had right temporal lobe surgery when I was seventeen and I had the grids placed on to pinpoint my seizure focus and it was in the right hippocampus I had about a quarter size peice removed it didn't stop the seizures but reduce them helped with my migraines still on meds 13 years later I hope your surgery go's well for you.

I've had my brain surgery in the year of 98' . I'm not seizure free, but the frequency of them reduced down to moderate and mild seizures. I'm very happy and satisfied of the outcome.