VNS Improvements (10 Weeks)

by | 24 Dec, 2019

Yesterday marked 10 weeks since my Vagus Nerve Stimulation (VNS) Device was first switched on. Although the implantation surgery and the few weeks that followed it were very difficult (read more here) the difference I've noticed in just 70 days makes it all worth it....

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My VNS Journey So Far…

by | 22 Oct, 2019

Two weeks ago today I returned home after receiving my VNS Surgery. Describing these past 14 days as a rollercoaster would be an inadequate understatement. I only received the date five days before the operation took place. Very little information was given to me,...

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