Category: Do Not Quote Me
Everyone starts somewhere. These posts are from my earlier years — written with confidence that outpaced wisdom. I’ve left them up because deleting them would be dishonest, and because the distance between then and now is kind of the whole point.
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Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) Post #10
Day 10: Tuesday. I chose to take Tuesday evening as a day of self-care. I went for a drive, had some excellent Mexican food, and explored some personal interests. These concepts make for a late post, but it is also so important to take care of yourself. I didn’t experience the sine wave of moods
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Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) Post #9
Day 9: Monday, day after the Super Bowl for those of you who are sportsball fans, was the 9th treatment of 36. I’m a quarter of the way there! For my former co-workers at DEG – congratulations! This weekend served as a great learning experience as it pertains to how the treatment may be affecting
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Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) Post #8
Day 8: Today was the least painful treatment of all of them so far. Perhaps there’s some truth to the ‘getting used to it’ the doctor mentioned. The treatment was tolerated well and I was able to read without stopping between pulses. I’d been pausing conversation or reading whenever the pulses were firing. The technician
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Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) Post #7
Day 7: I took Advil around an hour before the treatment. I’ve been playing with taking it at various times, and so far, this was the most effective time to take it. The magnet was maxed out (for me) at 110 and while it hurt it seemed the Advil helped take the edge off. Last
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Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) Post #6
Day 6: Wednesday was one of the lowest days I’ve had in months. It was the epitome of why I am torturing myself with magnetic radiation. Pain: How badly did the treatment hurt? Headaches after? Other issues? 4.5/5 –Very Intense, but bearable. Just. Sleep: How’d I sleep? How many hours? Quality? 1/5 – I slept off and on. It