Sunday, November 02, 2003

VNS update - or is it?

something weird's going on, but i'm not sure if it's VNS related. a few days ago i noticed my voice getting hoarse. it's gotten worse and worse. sounds like it has previously when i've used the magnet and gotten a stronger pulse than the constant setting. what the hell?!? i tried using the magnet a couple of times, and afterwards, it seems like my voice is actually getting better, but it only lasts a short while. huh?!?

i really wish we hadn't had that inital problem with the settings - now i'm constantly wondering if everything's cool with the twenty grand worth of hardware lodged in my chest and neck....

gonna see if it continues through thursday, when i've got my appointment with the internal medicine doc (yeah, the doc that told me to wait 5 weeks to see her when i called with a sore throat, cough, and variety of other crap going on)...

my hunch that it's VNS related is based solely on the fact that i'm not exhibiting any other symptoms - no sore throat or congestion, it's not like i've got a cold or anything. kind of annoying, being at david & garrett's party where i didn't know a whole lot of people and having to repeat myself over and over and over, because people couldn't understand what the hell i was saying.

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