So I Just Got Surgery....
 

As some of you know, I have epilepsy ... well, I have had it for 15 years and I have generalized seizures. Well, the bitch of the whole thing is it should be controled with meds. Well, my stupid body rejects meds for some odd reason and I have horrible side effects, so today I went and got this implanted in hopes that it may better control my seizures:

http://www.epilepsy.org.uk/info/vagal.html

I'm a little sore, a little out of it, and well just a little frazzled. : )

All the best Kristin:thumbsup :thumbsup Love J

Damn you just got that done today, and you're already back on GFY?

Modern medicine is amazing.....

Here's to a speedy recovery.

I hope that you did lots and lots of research on that before you had it done.

Good luck with that. Seizures can be scary.

Thanks. It was outpatient, which was nice. Surgery was at 830a, had to check it at 630a. Procedure was about an hour. Univ. of CO is a really good epilepsy hospital ... so they had shit moving good there. I am in good spirits about the recovery of this. Hopefully things will work on this one. I hate sitting in a hospital afterwards, to me that makes the recovery worse ... I'd rather be surfing GFY in my pj's in the comfort of my own home. : )

One of my close friends comes home from the hospital either today or tomorrow. She went in about five weeks ago, 3 weeks for some observation with electrodes, and then a surgery to remove some of the brain tissue that they think was causing her seizures.

This kind of thing is hard, good luck with it, kristin :)

Yikes, I can't imagine having implants in me. Hopefully it works better than the meds though.
WG

Did'nt you have a penile implant done ??:1orglaugh :1orglaugh

all the best to you! good luck!!

I hope you get well bro.

:)

The oddest thing to me is that I have to use magnets to turn this thing on.

Got all appendages crossed that this treatment is successful for you hon! And it is amazing that you're back home already!! Now you need to spend the day lolling around and being spoiled :)

Shouldn't that be "vaginal nerve stimulation"? :1orglaugh :1orglaugh :1orglaugh


j/k...you know i love ya

hope this works for ya hon.
xoxo

Only if you are the only stimulating!! ; )

kristin, I hope this implant helps stabilize it and perhaps stop the seizures all together. Cheers on getting well fast!

The part where they put you to temporary sleep so you wont notice any of the surgery - that's the hard part, isn't it ?

I wish you all the best.

I just hope it serves you the best for your condition

good luck! i hope it helps!

my father has it , I hope it helped and you feel better.

huh..that is really sad to hear.. hope everything works out for you

Positive wishes go out to you!

damn that sucks, best of luck with it all, hope you find some meds that will help you cope better!

All the best for you girl. Take care. :)

I wish you the best, kristin.

Calling you now, answer the phone!

I hope you are doing well!

~Alli

Kristin my thoughts are with you and I hope things turn out well. Muah.

I have read of this procedure.....I hope it works out for you and you feel better.

I hope you are feeling better.

get well soon, kristin... hoping that you recuperate in the soonest time possible. believe that miracles still happen.

I hope you're doing fine after your surgery..