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Having a rough time

Fri, 08/18/2017 - 19:08
My VNS implant went dead recently, I've had 5 bad Grand Mals in 4 days Dislocated my shoulder twice, and popped it back in myself(7th time I've done that in my life) Woke up by my mom in a pool of blood yesterday,She just happened to stop by and has a key. Busted my head up pretty bad on the table None of that really matters at all compared to the fact that my ex just moved my little girl out of state VNS implant #3 is Thursday, But I'm so f*@king depressed I don't know if I'll make it

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Sorry to hear of your

Submitted by epihelp on Tue, 2017-09-12 - 12:41
Sorry to hear of your difficulties - it's a lot all at once. For some people mood is worse when they have more seizures. Make sure your health care team, including the people programming the VNS . While mental health supports are critical, working to get better seizure control and VNS changed may help mood.  Thinking of you... 

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