So today was the first day of my Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) therapy. It’s not the Electroconvulsive therapy that I’ve been asking for the last few years, but it’s something new.
So here is the machine. Doctor uses the wand on the right side of the machine to zap certain parts of my brain.
Most of this 1st visit was to measure my head for this cap and to figure out where to zap me at. It is a daily treatment for the next six weeks. Only Thanksgiving and Christmas off and the last session is on New Year’s Eve.
It’s kind of a weird process. I wear ear plugs but it sounds like there is a bomb ticking in my brain. Then the doctor zaps my brain a few times and my mouth flinches involuntarily. Not painful, but was worried that I might bite my tongue. Maybe I’ll get a mouth guard.
We’ll see if it will make a difference, how long before I notice anything, and how long it will last. Right now, I’m just apathetic about the situation. Trying not to get my hopes up, I guess.
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