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"The prospect of VNS Therapy gave me something that I had not had in a very long time, and that was hope."

"I would become hopeful when a new drug or a new drug combination would begin to work, and then just become very frightened and very frustrated and very angry when I could feel them start to lose their effectiveness.

"I first heard about VNS Therapy during a support group session.

"The implant procedure was easier than I ever could have hoped for. Following the implant procedure, I was walking around the nurse's desk. I went home shortly thereafter. There was some discomfort, of course, but nothing that I could not bear, and I returned to work within a few days.

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