Well, it's been activated! Yay! It's been on for about 4 hours now, and I have to say that it's not a big deal at all. When the doc first activated it I felt sort of a tugging sensation almost, and sort of a feeling like I needed to cough or clear my throat. I talked right then as well and my voice came out pretty hoarse. He said that I would probably notice the sensations less within a day or so and that the hoarseness would probably be there pretty much all the time. In only these few hours I realize that a number of cycles have happened that I haven't even noticed, or that I have felt them but not needed to cough. I have only been around one person to talk to face to face, and she kind of noticed the hoarseness. I talked to my wife and my daughter on the phone and they said that on the phone they might not have noticed if I had not mentioned it to them. It's only at .25 mA right now, so I will go back every 2 weeks for a while until it's at 1 or 1.25. So far, so good. We'll see what happens with the seizure activity and med levels. though I realize it may take a while.
Valerie and Q, (and any other women who care!) I'm feeling good enough that I may be able to take my show on the road ("Watch Arnie, the Imaginary Underwear Model, get his Vagus Nerve Stimulated!") so start saving your ones!
I'll be keepin' you posted (about the vns, not the other) although there may not be a lot of news for a while. I have had quite a few seizures, and a couple of pretty big ones, in the past 2 weeks, so we'll see what the next few weeks bring, if anything! Cheers!