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Originally Posted by bluesking
He is absolutely right. Just don't make the mistake I made and
assume that everything will turn to roses on Day1 and stay that
way for the rest of your life. They told me it would be a PROCESS
and you know what, they were absolutely right.
I just came back from my 1st. 'adjustment' this afternoon. They
took the voltage up from 1.9 to 2.5 and I feel much better. I have
learned, however, that what is important is not what I feel like
at this particular moment but rather how I'm doing a month from
now, 2 months from now, 6 months, and so on.
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I had it done Oct 13 and have had a few adjustments already to get me up to 2.5 volts. I have dystonia where I can't move but now I can move all the time. I get up out of bed in the morning and go down the hall to the bathroom.
I still take some meds but nothing like before. It's not all rosy though. I get some headaches and muscle cramps especially in my thighs. My speech is slurred sometimes. I got the rechargeable battery and if had to do it again I would consider the regular one. I am a bad procrastinator but so far I have kept it charged. The first week after the operation is the honeymoon where it feels like it is working but that goes away as time passes and you heal more.
I was at the end of my rope before this and had no life whatsoever. This is not perfect yet but I would do it again. I already put on 20lbs of very needed weight.