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VNS clearly not for everyone!
Tue, 04/19/2005 - 18:10Comments
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Submitted by Yakota on Tue, 2005-04-19 - 13:07
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Submitted by 38benny on Tue, 2005-04-19 - 13:25
Hey Yakota - Not ALL of us want the VNS out... I LIKE MINE... I think I'll keep it... Seriously... for me its been a good thing when I need it - like last week especially - it was there to bail me out of some pretty icky situations... and its comic relief at the same time - ya can't take me anywhere without me getting stuck to something! In stores (like Sears - refridgerators, washing machines etc...) eating out ( forks,knives spoons - they're attached!) :> it quiets the little kids when we're out - they think its "magic" - anything to keep them calm and smile... BUT AGAIN IT WORKS AND DOES WHAT IT NEEDS TO DO FOR ME. So we're not all bad stories...
Talk later....
JoAnne
Hey Yakota - Not ALL of us want the VNS out... I LIKE MINE... I think I'll keep it... Seriously... for me its been a good thing when I need it - like last week especially - it was there to bail me out of some pretty icky situations... and its comic relief at the same time - ya can't take me anywhere without me getting stuck to something! In stores (like Sears - refridgerators, washing machines etc...) eating out ( forks,knives spoons - they're attached!) :> it quiets the little kids when we're out - they think its "magic" - anything to keep them calm and smile... BUT AGAIN IT WORKS AND DOES WHAT IT NEEDS TO DO FOR ME. So we're not all bad stories...
Talk later....
JoAnne
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Submitted by Cedar on Tue, 2005-04-19 - 12:16
Yakota, I know of others who while going through perimenupause have more seizures very common. As I just posted I am in perimenupause and it is one reson I am all having to intorduce new meds as the old one I had been on for years were not working with hormonal changes. I am hopefully that Lamictal and Keppra will eventually do the trick but time will tell. Best to you I get to get out and enjoy the sun more another time.