Posted by Ponder on August 31, 2003, at 14:45:06
In reply to Re: Surgery tomorrow: removal of VNS implant » jerrympls, posted by Bob on August 30, 2003, at 14:28:17
Jerry,
I can't even begin to express the waves of emotion I felt at reading your post. I, too, have had a VNS implant since December of 2000. Evaluating the efficacy has been nearly impossible for me, given all the med changes that have gone on in the meantime. So, I've wondered if I should keep going around zapping my vagus nerve for the rest of my life thinking that it MAY be helping a little bit, or call it quits and get the thing taken out.Did you have it turned off for a while to see if there was a difference?
I had some slight, but noticeable improvement in my cognitive functioning when they first activated the device. So now I'm scared to keep it, scared to give it up.
I hope you're doing well. I'll be very interested in your experience with explantation and recovery since that may be in my future as well.
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