Monday, March 27, 2006

well i am ON!!!!!!!!1

Well at 4 pm EDT today....i had my VNS implant turned on....

it's weird....makes me gag and choke..i am on .25 every 5 minutes for 30 seconds...
it doen'st really change my voice it just makes it sound strained...the coughing is NOt fun but there is NO pain thank goodness.
I will be at this rate for a month and he will UP me...as he thinks i need to be over 1 before it will work

questions???justask

3 comments:

Kim M said...

Gloria___

Thanks so very much for the kind words and taking the time to share them with me. As you must know when you have challenges such as this...praise is sometimes a much needed thing...to bring a SMILE to ones face....Praying that you have a SUPER day...
Huggles
Kim

Unknown said...

Kim,
Glad to hear you got your VNS "turned on"! I know it is uncomfortable, but that is the side effect. You will get "used to it" in time... hopefully a short amount of time. I just got mine turned up to 1.0 mAmp. It is making me cough like crazy as I write this.

About the "choking feeling". I found that if they turn the pulse width down it really helps. Mine is at 130. They start it at 250. I highly recomend that you have them turn it to 130. In the mean time, that coughing is going to hurt as your neck is still not completely healed.

Take care. Keep posting! Christa and I always read!

Kim M said...

Thanks u2 glad to konw i am getting hits....should checkt hat out sometimes--jsut visited you at your home HUGGLES