Hi There, and welcome to this wonderful website. I had brain surgery in Sept 2000, I had a Cavernoma removed from my right temporal lobe. I was seizure free for five wonderful years, I didn't even have an aura. Please don't be put off by the fact that my seizures returned after five years, we are all so different, nobody has been able to tell me why they came back after such a long time, but I am waiting to have further surgery, as I have Sclerosis of my right Hippocampus. Any sort of surgery will leave scar tissue, especially on the brain, and I know that being a forceps delivery cause me to have epilepsy in the first place, I guess my first lot of surgery caused some scar tissue, but I am just grateful that I can have further surgey, even to get another five years seizure free would be brilliant.
what sort of surgery are you having? what part of the brain are they operating on? tell me all about it, I'm studying epilepsy care and management so I have a genuine interest in it too, I just wanted to learn as much as I could about my epilepsy, and how best to deal with it, also tell me how long you've been on the waiting list for surgery, and what sort of tests you had to undergoe, also, do you know what caused your epilepsy to start?
I hope to hear back from yu soon, I would love to hear from you.
Cheers
ELaine x