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vns surgery
Tue, 02/21/2006 - 15:09Topic: Surgery and Devices
I got this from another web site and i watched it and i thought it was great and they also have other surgery for epilpzie proceders there to watch to.I am having vns surgery mon the 27th and i watched that and it helped me to know how they do it and what they do you must see if your going to be having vns surgery.
http://www.or-live.com/met/1240/
Replay of: Le Bonheur Children's Medical Center Hosts Live Webcast on Vagus Nerve Stimulation
First Seen Live Webcast: Thursday, October 28, 2005
Comments
Re: Re: vns surgery
Submitted by vande_2004 on Sat, 2006-05-20 - 20:43
Greg
The vegus nerve stimulator made a large improvement on the severity of my seizures. Before this was implanted, I was in Status Epilepticus more times than i can count. Since this was implanted though, the grand mals have almost completely stopped, & I've only been in Status Epilepticus in 2 occaisions. A 22 minute grand mal, & a complex partial that was over 45 minutes before the ambulance techs gave up & put me to sleep in order to get me to the hospital. It lasted approximately an additional 12 minutes after being put to sleep. If your seizures are not able to be controlled I would recommend the vegus nerve stimulator, especially if you have a warning before the seizure occurs, giving you a chance to activate the stimulator so that it sends a shock to the vegus nerve, which then transfers the shock to the brain to try and interrupt the seizure in progress.
Re: vns surgery
Submitted by birdbomb on Sat, 2006-05-20 - 11:52
www.vnsmessageboard.com
This site is for VNS patients. There are over 500 members who share their experiances, concerns, and successes with the VNS. All guests are welcome but you must be a member to post.I would like to invite you to visit
www.vnsmessageboard.com
This site is for VNS patients. There are over 500 members who share their experiances, concerns, and successes with the VNS. All guests are welcome but you must be a member to post.