The side effect of having surgery is bad memory, speech and others. I said no right away when my doctor told me to do it because its not 100% curable and it effects our memory very bad. But now after suffering the horrific memory lost and not being able to keep my memories, i am leaning more towards just doing the surgery. Does anyone know if our memory and speech gets worst after surgery, will it stay that way or it will get better over time? Will i be able to remember things after not having… read more

My son is set to have left temporal lobectomy on September 28 2018. I am wanting to talk to people who have had this done and your experiences. We are very nervous.

My neurologist has discussed surgical options with me and I'm I was leaving them as a last resort because it scares the crap out of me. But now I'm starting to run out of options with medications. So I have a question for those of you who have had experiences with surgery (preferably laser ablation or gamma knife). I'm an artist, and I suffer from seizures located in my right temporal lobe. Did any of you that had surgery in that area lose any artistic abilities? Thanks!

So I’ve recent attended a support group-type thing at the hospital I’m due to have my op at and people who are thinking about having the op and people who have had the op attend so questions can be asked about anything. I think it’s just caused MORE worry for me! Just wanted to know what other problems people have had during and after surgery. Things like one guy mentioned to me that chewing has become difficult for him and another issue that was raised was sight...I had a rough idea that sight… read more

Has anyone have there LTL hippocampus area removed ?
What did you feel like afterward, were you able to talk, were you dizzy etc...
How long did this all last.
I was told my seizures could jump to my rt brain once removed from lft because I have had them for so long.

My last option is brain surgery but the thought of it terrifies me..has anyone had this that can tell me your outcome..did it work? What if any were your side affects after.

I have a friend who I haven't seen for about 3-4yrs who had the Operation (don't know what it's called) and since she's had the Operation she has put on a bit of weight has panic attacks if left alone around people she doesn't know and has lost her self confidence so much that she can't go anywhere without someone she knows with her
Before the Operation apart from the seizures she was fine does anyone have any answers to this question or have experienced any of the above
I got offered the… read more

Apologies if I have asked this question before but I have a theory I want to share and get opinions. From the people I have spoken to with epilepsy and other brain issues it seems that they have from some point in their family inherited the "ginger gene". I have the ginger gene and is visible in me because I have ginger hair but I know other sufferers that don't have ginger hair but this gene has been passed down many generations to them. I am thinking this ginger gene is floored or damaged in… read more

I had a temporal lobectomy 3 weeks ago. My scar is basically healed but the skin itself is still numb to me completely. Did anyone have a similar feeling post op? Will feelings ever return to the area of skin they cut?