has anyone who has epilepsy has surgery

hope2bhealthy · 10-18-2007, 12:11 AM

When I was 10, I had a very mild seizure that my doc said was due to puberty. 17 years later and I've never had another one. i generally don't even put it on my medical forms. i think that since this is sort of a major surgery that i am considering, that i should disclose everything, but i don't know if it will in anyway affect me being able to get the surgery. has anyone who has had or has epilepsy had the surgery, and were there any hoops to jump through?

WASaBubbleButt · 10-18-2007, 04:35 AM

What makes you think you have epilepsy? Having one seizure 17 years ago could be from a number of things.

Yes, tell the surgeon everything. I don't know of any reason why a single seizure years ago would be problematic.

hope2bhealthy · 10-18-2007, 11:49 AM

that was pretty much what i was thinking, that it shouldn't matter at all. but i have no idea what problems might throw me out as a candidate, so i just wanted to see if anyone had ever been rejected for a similar problem.

(and i don't think i have epilepsy, but i just wanted to know if anyone with epilepsy had had the surgery, and if there were any complications or hoops to jump through because of it.)