Good question. Mine was on the right. The neurologist warned me <spit>
that I may lose my appreciation of music, or at least my tastes/likes &
dislikes would/could change. That possibilty was a death knell for me. I
spend (geez, time & money) 5 to 6 nights a week in local clubs listening
to music, and working/playing/drinking(shh) with musicians, their
agents, or girl friends(shh). Yes, I do "those really good alkaloids"
too. The way excellent news is that there was absolutely no negative
effects (for me anyway) from the surgery. I even have a better time and
do my "job" better than ever. I do everything from klezmer, to punk, to
bluegrass, to surf, to lounge acts. Yes, I still roll down the windows
and crank it up. Yes, I'm in Wisconsin and it's January. Yes, I even do
it on the expressway. I am having a blast.

Yikes. Idiot boy (my neurologist, because of all his dire
prognostications) also said I could lose any religious-osity I might
have. Spit. I'm a superhybrid so I tried Lutheran, Catholic (I made a
novena and everything. How cool is that, considering I had no clue to
what I was doing or why I was even there?), a local community church,
and went to something here called Shalomfest to touch bases with my
cousin Jerry's family. Bottom line; I didn't lose anything post-op
because there wasn't anything there in the first place to lose.

Bottom bottom line; I'm seizure free. Med free. My music's louder. I'm
up later. Burn more at the gym. Have more sex. (Yes, my neurologist said
I could lose interest in that too. See "idiot boy" reference above. No,
not "spit" this time. <swallow> :^)). Yes, I was pretty wild before.
Still am.
Also did a lot of really neat meds(hmm). Still do. Let me put it this
way. When I went in for my video EEG I wore anklet socks in bed. Not to
keep my feet warm, but to hide the veins in them. Yes, I took zips in
hospital to hasten sleep deprivation & exercise induced seisures. As a
last resort, yes, I chose (idiot-boy = me) to chew (yes chew) 3 or 4
Wellbutrin SR's every half hour till "they" got their damned grand mal
and I could go home.
See you on the other side. (No underscores in e-mail)

Had a right done in '99 and it significantly reduced seizures. Don't worry
too much about the music thing - I've learned to play piano since the
lobectomy - love it and have no difficulty with pitch/tone.

Best of luck to you!

Fran

I had the Right Hippocampus removed in 1999. My seizures have gone from
1200 CP and 2nd Generlized a year. The seizures I have now scare the
crap out of my wife, a paramedic of 20+++ yrs, but am glad I had it all
done.
My neuro wants to stick me on another med, I'm on Tegratol XR 400MG BID
and lamictal 200 AM, 300 Bedtime, saying I know we get this under
control.
I tried to explain to him that it is ok. Quality of life over Quanity
of life.

If your docs feel good about and you feel good about it go for it.
I'll be glad to answer any questions you have, if you want.

Chris