We just came back from WV for Dads surgery. It went as well as expected, I guess. The only thing that surprised us is that is for the first three days he could not eat or wake up. He slept the entire time. So we were really worried about that. We could only afford to be there for four days, the day before the surgery (actually the night, we arrived @ around midnight) and then those three days after the surgery. So I really didn't get to see him or talk to him much after the surgery. I sat with him, but he was so out of it, he didn't even realize I was there. I called yesterday and he said he felt a little better, and they had him up walking around and he ate one meal. So I was glad about that. Today I called and the roommate answered and said he was discharged today. I just about passed out. So I called my sister who lives up there and talked to her. She said he was completely feeling better. Up walking around, eating, bowels were moving and he was just being impatient because it was taking them too long to discharge him. So different than what I had seen when I was there. But too, when I was there we had asked them to hold off on the narcotics and give him something like Celebrex and Lyric, so that maybe he can come out of the fogginess some. So that may have helped. I know from my own personal experience that narcotics can definitely put you out and mess up your stomach.

So all in all, a good experience and praying that this reduces his seizures (or stops) and helps with his short term memory.

Thanks to all of you who have helped with your insight and prayers.

M

That is great news to hear. My prayers are for a fast recovery and improvement with him.

Darlene

I had epilepsy surgery, right anterior temporal lobectomy with amygdalo-hippocampectomy ,11 years ago now, and it was the best thing I ever did for myself. I had tried so many meds with none of them completely stopping my seizures which is the goal. With the statistics, evidence based, being that once one AEd fails to stop them, there is less than a 15% chance of any AED ever stopping them. It worsens over time, so it was important to try and stop them, so I was told about surgery my epileptologist at the Comprehensive Epilepsy Center and had it done at Medical College of Georgia in Augusta, Ga. My life started again at that point, and I have made so much progress since. It was, as I mentioned, the best decision i have made for myself. Finishing my education was the next best. Gave me my life back. Tattoo

Tatoo - have you noticed/felt any effect because of the removal of your amygdo?? (I can't remember the entire correct spelling ) My left was removed and I wonder what/if other people feel.

One friend told me I was a different person but a lot goes into that and not just removal of one amygdala. Also there are two, one on each side so my left should still be intact. Also I think that over time I became less defensive, but I did other things to help with that too so it is hard to tell The amygdala has to do with fear and flight or fight, so maybe my reponses mellowed out some. Donno because I am with myself 24/7. Are you experiencing something unusual? Just wondered why the question. Tattoo

I had a temporal lobectemy in the yeaear 2000. in some ways I'm very grateful and for other reasons I regret it. I was having up to 15 grand mal seizures a day and severaral hunderd complex partil seizures as well. They were going to only remove my right hypocampus but I had so much scar tissue from the seizures they removed my amygdala and other areas as well. Today I still have seizures but nowhere near as frequently,PRAISE the LORD! However, I now have huge problems with short term memory, concentration, thought processing, confusion and noise sensitivity.All of this can be an extremely hard burden to carry at times but I believe the surgery still gave me back my life

I had mime removed in 2000 and since then I get easily confused I have trouble with thought processing