First Week Of Treatments!

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 :)