You'd better! We want to know how it went and what the result is.

There's not much point in saying it but I shall anyway. You're in the hands
of the experienced surgeon, you've elected to do that so don't be nervous.
The worry period is over!

We'll be thinking of you,

Hugs,

MAry

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You're on U.Time minus 7 hours Canada (Mountain Standard Time) for anyone in
UK etc. who might want to give you moral support, or chocolate or ??

   Did they tell you how long the Post-Op. stuff lasts before you get home?
Now you're going to have Me awake wondering how things are going.  I'd guess
they'd want you in for Pre-Op. tests etc. Tues. or Wed.?  And with the
Thursday plan date, I'd be very surprised if they let you out before e.g. a
week the following Monday? or later the week after the procedure.   You
probably want to take some books or magazines, as I expect there will be
wires and cables around, for at least the first day or two?   Dave might
remember someone who was 'here' about 1998 or 99 who described how Boring it
was wandering around the ward with this 'X-box'  strapped to their body that
was monitoring stuff 'live' and to nurses' station  so they could track how
he? was doing...  That was so long ago, I don't even remember if it was a he
or she, but they were in the U.S. as opposed to Canada.

   I also don't remember anyone posting here (since 1998), about what's
involved in a resection, although I know a little (from some TV Videos) of
how they get at a Temporal Lobe...   Did they tell you if they're 'just' :-<
(JUST !! ) snipping a piece of the nerves at the Right T.Lobe to prevent it
sending erratic signals to or from the Left Side (Temporal Lobe) ?  causing
some of your seizure types?  Hard as it might be to believe, but many of
these types of Operations (Surgeries) have Improved over last 6-8 years, and
are becoming more Routine, with millimetre accuracy and robotics or
photo-imaging helping a lot of the operations, depending what they're doing.
   I think you had said you were having Complex Partial seizures?  (like
mine before I was able to control mine with pills), so that a bunch of
erratic Electrical Waves can spread from one side to other parts of the
brain and cause 'generalizing' of the signal to interfere with Brain wave
operation in other parts?

  So if they identified the Brain Part where the largest part (90%) of the
seizures are being launched from, if they remove that part (fractions of an
inch/cm. thick by ?? cm. long), the storms end too?  That would mean they
might then be able to start reducing medications you use, and possibly (as
post-op continues) be able to stop all or a large part of the medications?
either within e.g. 6 weeks, or longer in some cases. Since I'm **not a Dr.,
those numbers and times might not be accurate.

  I don't know how often you are speaking to your Doctor(s) as D(done)-Day
approaches,  but if you're not sleeping well, you should tell them that.
There's nothing about that to be upset about,  I have nights like that, and
*you might have a reason - wondering if the Night Nurses will abscond with
your Chocolates and Goodies while you sleep, etc.  ....

  *If you are still having sleepless nights, you could ask your Dr. *if
something like Ativan 1mg (Lorazepam) Sublingual would work for your type of
seizures or whether it would interfere with any Pre-op. stuff they have
planned.  (I think they do some other MRIs and EEGs? before to compare with
After? but that might not be correct.   That's why I was hoping someone else
who's had this will post for you.  )  After the surgery they'd probably use
an IV or something rather than give Ativan in pill form.

 The stuff above I got (ativan), as I got Close to full control w. Tegretol
CR /Frisium, of my particular type of Complex Partial seizures, became
needed less and less -- down from 1-2x a week, to a month, to a quarter.
etc.  Last time I used any was 2-3 years ago.   Since many of mine were
triggered by Stress or Emotions, the Ativan served as a relaxant the 3 or 4
times I had to use it over about a 4-6 week period, when I was getting
Auras.
   I think it's also a Relaxant, as often I'd fall asleep within about 1-2
hours of letting one dissolve under my tongue (that's how it gets absorbed
into bloodstream).  G./

Hey, good luck with your surgery!  We'll be waiting to hear from you
when you recover.

Barb

Hi
Just in case you don't get my message.
Good luck and good health.
Kenny

Good luck tomorrow!  I'm thinking of you.
Liz

I guess I could have pasted earlier note here.
This came in ~an hour ago.
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Hi everyone:
Hilary asked me to let you all know that the surgery has been completed and
she is now recovering in ICU at Vancouver General Hospital. (The hospital
asks for no flowers or phone calls while she's in that ward.) They plan to
move her to the Neurology Ward tomorrow, when she can start receiving
visitors.
Thanks for your prayers and support!

Patrick (aka Dave )