forgot about this thread lol
2 years ago in just a few weeks.
pills range from 21-30 pills a day depending how the weeks have been.
well. sept 25th im goin in for an open craniotomy.
as its grown in size, its done damage. i need to have the cyst ripped out along with a right anterior temporal lobe resection and having to shave the hippocampus a bit(i think thats what they said about the hippocampus).
risks involved - i WILL have visual memory loss, and my left eye wont have the same strength it has now.
surgery is 70% - 80% success rate, compared to pills having a 5% - 10% success rate at stopping seizures.
recovery time is few days in an ICU, a week in a regular ward, mind blowing headaches for the next few months, and hopefully freedom after that!
while asking the dr if i can film it, he told me no. but he will take photos for me. he went on his computer and typed in open craniotomy on google and this is the video he showed me. i'll be having the same procedure, but this only shows the opening and the closing.