Free From Seizures – Maggie’s Story – the Nebraska Medical Center

Free From Seizures – Maggie’s Story – The Nebraska Medical Center – “I will not waste my time switching doctors again, because I have already done that too many times. I guess this is my last cry for help.” That’s how Maggie Cannon ended a long email to the Deepak Madhavan, MD, medical director of The Nebraska Medical Center Epilepsy Program. She did not know Dr. Madhavan, but after eight years of seizures and repeated appointments with neurologists all over Omaha, Cannon felt like she was out of options. “We were so frustrated,” Cannon said. “There were so many doctors who gave me different answers or different medicines. At one point, I was taking eleven different medicines each day.” Even with the medication, her seizures continued. It was a difficult adjustment for Cannon, mother of two young daughters. Her seizures began during her first pregnancy and never stopped. Her frustrated email to Dr. Madhavan’s office resulted in a quick call back. “They called me right away,” she recalled. “He gave me so much confidence right away. ‘We can try and figure it out,’ he told me.” “The first thing I sensed was her frustration and wanting to find an answer,” Dr. Madhavan said. “We found that she suffers from a common type of adult onset epilepsy. It started in an area of her brain which was very treatable. For her, the treatment was surgery.” After a series of diagnostic exams, including a MEG scan, Dr. Madhavan worked with neurosurgeon Dr. Mark Puccioni to plan the surgery. Cannon was understandably nervous before the procedure. Her family …

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