On the first day I had a million
different thoughts and emotions running through my mind. I was nervous, scared,
excited and just really happy to start. When I got there I met Kathy (who works
at the front desk) and she was one of the nicest people I’ve ever met! She was so
happy that I was starting and that the first appointment went so well. They got
me right into the room and made sure I was comfortable. We got started right
away; Dr. Cooney was very kind and made sure that none of the electrodes were
bothering me. When he turned the machine on I was out of pain immediately. It was the best I’ve felt in a really long
time. The treatments are 45 minutes of pure bliss. The only side effect of the
treatment is excessive tiredness, but I had trouble sleeping so the tiredness
was welcome. On the second day I felt a little apprehensive that we came at a
bad time. My pain levels weren’t that high so I was scared that my levels will
get to zero and last a few days, but then I would get a flare up and it would
come back. Dr. Cooney was very good at reassuring me. The rest of the day went
as planned. While on the machine my pain level was at zero and when I was taken
off the machine it went up to about a one. The pain relief from treatments both
of those days lasted about 4-5 hours. When I got to day three I got nervous
about the sleeping, the night before it took me a while to fall asleep even
though I was exhausted. The Doctor said not to get worried about it because the
sleep will come. I’m supposed to sleep as much as I can and whenever I want to.
Day 4 went perfectly; there was not a single problem. I was happy that the
treatment was working so well! Day 5 also went really great. My dad and I we’re
both really excited to get a break from all of the driving. Through the weekend
the pain stayed away for a really long time. The pain didn’t come back to 1
until the next day and didn’t rise back to a 3 until Sunday. So far everything
has been wonderful! I have 5 more treatments to go! I hope you all have a great
week and I’ll write another update on my last treatment on Friday! –Kait :)
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