After the successful surgery on new years eve. I went for the 'switch on' this week. The process was exciting and much quicker than I had expected. The Dbs nurse connected her medtronics setup software to a device that I held over my inserted DBS implant.
She ran a couple of routines where the software read my brain beta signals and determined which node and direction the signal should emanate from to best flatten (neutralise) them.
She then ramped up the signal strength on each side and watched as my very evidant tremor faded to still. Wow.
I also felt a cold wave drop over me as the tension in my shoulders and limbs fell away. Double wow.
She then dropped the strength to 50% and asked me to walk up the corridor. Ive never found walking to be a problem but I did stand straighter and she noticed both my arms were swinging.
I was disappointed that she then dropped the strength to minimum so that I was able to take my meds at this point.
She went through the setup of my equipment to allow me to make minor adjustments and charge my devices. Still a very promising experience.
All done in 30 minutes.
I was able to leave and let my meds kick in properly on my way home.
I have noticed that my involuntary movement has increased since the switch on. Quite considerably today.
Could this be because I am over stimulated and/or over medicated now. I will contact the hospital to ask next week. Hopefully I'll get an answer before my next tuning appointment in two weeks.
Im now hoping to begin gradually reducing medication now. We will see. 🤞
So far so good.