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Has Anyone Ever Gotten The Vagus Nerve Stimulation Surgary And Did It Work For Them?

A MyEpilepsyTeam Member asked a question 💭
Pittsburgh, PA
July 5, 2019
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A MyEpilepsyTeam Member

I have had one but it didn’t help with my epilesy seizures so it was removed from my body 2 years after the surgery when it was installed.

July 10, 2019
A MyEpilepsyTeam Member

Have it, broke the cord in the first one and had to have it replaced otherwise fairly helpful, does a better job of bringing me out of seizures then stopping them but it is a handy little device

July 10, 2019
A MyEpilepsyTeam Member

I tell my doctor every visit "what's up." He fine tunes it. Last aura in April b4 last tune up.
There's hope!!!

July 7, 2019
A MyEpilepsyTeam Member

I just got it a few months ago, I already had resective surgery twice and it only helped so much so we’re trying this along with my medicines. I used to have absent seizures when I was young but now I only have auras, but it isn’t even helping to stop my auras. I’m aware during my auras, they’re only about 30 seconds, but I can’t drive so we put it in hoping that I’d be able to drive because if not I’d have to be 6 month seizure free. It’s not working out though, I’m considering the daith piercing, it’s also connected to the vagus nerve in your ear, or Cbd oil even lol.

July 7, 2019 (edited)
A MyEpilepsyTeam Member

I feel u smitty

July 6, 2019

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