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Post a new topicby Rachel on Sat Nov 15, 2008 12:54 am

Hi all,

I was implanted in sept of 2007 and have had luck with it ever sine. I used to ahve 10-12 szs a day or more, before the VNS, After I was implanted with it I now have 5-7every2 months.

I have Complex Partial szs. They are apain in the butt.

But I have special magnets thatia can swipe over the VNS and stop auras or szs adn stopthem from happeneingin their tracks.

TOnight I stopped a sz while eating at a restautrant.

IF I had to do itall over again I would do it in a heartbeat.

IT is well worth it espedially in the long run.

My neuro iw working on getting me sz-freeo nthis thing na he may just accomplish it.

Rachel
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