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"And then one day my doctor mentioned VNS Therapy."

"I had completely withdrawn from my family and my friends. I wasn't working. Just leaving my home was a burden. I was living in a prison without bars. I was a shut-in. So simple things like going to the grocery store, going to a department store were stressful, and I hated to do that. It put a lot of pressure on me. And I turned down all social invitations, just completely withdrew. And there are people that I was friends with for 20 to 25 years that I just didn't talk to for many years.

"As I was thinking about VNS Therapy, I was intriqued by the fact that it was a unique and new approach, completely different than everything else that I had tried. I completely reviewed the VNS implant procedure with my doctor, and he made me completley comfortable that the procedure was safe.

"I went home from the hospital the day after the surgery, and I thought I should be in more discomfort.… And within a few days there was no pain or discomfort."

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