Hi Sara,

Welcome to the forum! I haven't tried the VNS but I did have 2 brain surgeries to help reduce my sz. If I may ask to you or anyone around you use a cell phone? The reason why I'm asking is because sometimes I person can be cell phone sensitive which means if a person as far as 100 ft. from you is using a cell phone it can trigger sz. for a person. This has happened to me when I'm at work or in stores and people are using cell phones. Also you might be photosensitive since your sz. are coming from the occipital lobe. I had this problem before my surgery and they found out that certain colors I would see would trigger sz. for me. Talk to your Dr. and ask them to do a special e.e.g. where they flash different color lights one at a time and by doing this they can find out if certain colors are causing sz. for you. I found out that florscent green, bright white, and amber were the 3 colors that triggered sz. for me. I'm glad to hear you are into poetry I've been writing since I was 12 or 13 yrs. old which was many yrs. ago.

Love people not things
Use Things not people.

Here's wishing you well and May God Bless You!

Sue