How do I shield my cell phone from my RNS magnet?
For those who have a responsive neurostimulation (RNS) device implanted, how do you shield your cell phone from your RNS magnet, particularly when you carry a purse?
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Good Morning @absentsenior
Thank you for your news and for sharing such valuable information with our group!
Although I've not experienced surgery of this kind — a brain implant such as RNS or DBS — I wholeheartedly agree with every suggestion you made to your surgeon and neurologist. I hope they've received them openly. The recommendation to include a neuropsychologist on the team resonates with me deeply: my own neuropsychologist has been invaluable during periods of treatment change.
I'm so sorry to hear about the mental confusion you've been experiencing since the RNS implant. Being patient with ourselves is perhaps the hardest part of all.
Out of curiosity, does this mental confusion feel somewhat similar to the confusion we sometimes experience after a strong complex partial seizure, or is it a different quality altogether?
As you so wisely said: the road may be long, but at least it is forward.
Sending you my best wishes!
Chris
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