Has anyone had this procedure done I am
thinking about asking my doctor about it
but I would like some advise from someone
who has maybe had this done thank you
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feelgood
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Vsn Implant Posted: 10-17-03 11:51am
Why is your doctor suggesting you have
this done??
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misguidedangel
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 16 Oct 2003 Posts: 14 Location: texas
Posted: 10-17-03 17:22pm
He has not sujested this I was thinking
about asking him about it because my
seizures dont seem to be getting under any
type of control.
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Dobby07
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 06 Oct 2003 Posts: 10 Location: Ohio
Posted: 10-17-03 18:01pm
I actually brought this up to my doctor
only for him to say and I quote, "until
they can improve it, I won't use it
again!" it seems he's tried it on seven
or eight patients already and has had no
success. Hopefully tha doesn't dampen
your ideas.
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misguidedangel
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 16 Oct 2003 Posts: 14 Location: texas
Posted: 10-17-03 18:43pm
Hi dobby.No it doest dappen my hopes thats
is the reason I posted because I dont know
much about it and thought someone in here
would know.Thank you for responding and
giving me the info you did
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Don4558
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 18 Oct 2003 Posts: 1 Location: Western NC
Vns Implant Posted: 10-18-03 18:19pm
When my neurosurgeon inquired about it,
she also asked if I knew what it was.
I described it to the point that it blew
her away. There is a point that most
docs don't tell their patients; the vns is
like a pacemaker in regards to microwave
ovens and cell phones.
As for me, the only type of seizure I
don't have is disrobbing. So if you
use microwaves and or cell phones, your
s.O.L.
I'm a disabled veteran and my neurosurgeon
is at the local v. A. Hospital
I have had it done.I'm soooo happy I got a
vns inplant,i'm doing much better,alot :p
which you will still have to take some
medicine,but you won't have to take as
much,cause right now,i'm begin taking off
some of my medicine slowly now,and still
not having no seizures,thank you lord.I
won't never ever be off all of it,ya know
that,but I will be off some.From what the
Dr.Told me,that medicine can build up a
toxic in your body,and which,your body
also gets use to you taken the same amount
all the time,so it gets where it not use
to it any more,thats why you go to higher
dosges,or just plain out changer your
medicine,hope it will work.I was getting
so up sit at taking all that
medicine,and,my seizure was getting worse
as I kept getting older in life,so me and
my family sat down and talked about the
vns,and i'm so thankful I had it done.It
was a one day surgey,i came home the same
day too.I'm doing very very good now,i can
watch my grandchild now,all by myself at
home alone,without someone begin with me
now,and that means so much to me,ya
know...Well good luck..If ya have it
done,they told me that you could have it
taken out at any time too,you want.I don't
lol well good luck...Cyn
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morijack
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 08 Dec 2003 Posts: 1
Vns Posted: 12-08-03 19:05pm
Vns can work - it has helped me... A
lot.
For anyone who wants to check out the info
on it go to www.Cyberonics.Com
- they give bothe the + and - facts. Read
the info they give for docs and decide
from that as well as your own doc's
opinion and that of people like me.
Nothing I have experienced from treatments
has cured me but the + I have recieved
from vns have much outweighed the -
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misguidedangel
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 16 Oct 2003 Posts: 14 Location: texas
Thanks For All the Advice Posted: 12-18-03 12:22pm
Sorry I have not responded I was in and
out of the hospital my dilantin levels
dropped way to low and then a week later
they were 28.So now I am at home feeling
better with some med changes I now take
dilantin 500 mg a day,keppra 1000mg a day
and clonopin 1 mg a day .Cynthia thanks
for all you advice and I am happy your vsn
implant is doing well I makes me think I
might have a fighting chance to get of
some of these medications once again
tahnks for all the advice god bless
