When I had my gamma knife surgery done in 2004, I was the first person in WI to have it for temporal lobe epilepsy. As far as my neurosurgeon knows, I'm still the only one to have it that has other health problems like diabetes, 2 heart attacks, bypass surgery and a methicillin resistant staph infection. I wasn't a candidate for a temporal lobectomy because of my other health problems and I got in on a study program with the National Institute of Health. Finally after almost 2 years of waiting, I'm showing some results.
Instead of going into status epilepticus 2 to 4 times a month, I went 60 days last time and I'm counting the days now. I'm up to 25. I'm feeling very good about the possibility of making it longer this period.
I wish I could have had the standard surgery and found out faster if I had good results but with my health, I get what I'm dealt.
Has anyone else had gamma knife surgery for TLE? I'd like to know what you think of it. Thank-you Jeff
Instead of going into status epilepticus 2 to 4 times a month, I went 60 days last time and I'm counting the days now. I'm up to 25. I'm feeling very good about the possibility of making it longer this period.
I wish I could have had the standard surgery and found out faster if I had good results but with my health, I get what I'm dealt.
Has anyone else had gamma knife surgery for TLE? I'd like to know what you think of it. Thank-you Jeff