Caporegime
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Wish you all the best with the surgery. Nerve racking even when you know they're in safe hands.Another update. Brain surgery is off the table there's nothing they can do there.
He's going in for a procedure called VNS.
Vagus Nerve Stimulation (VNS) Therapy
This device prevents seizures by sending mild pulses of electricity to the brain via the vagus nerve.www.epilepsy.com
He was supposed to go on yesterday but got cancelled because he was on antibiotics last week.
Waiting for a new date now should be pretty soon he's at the top of the waiting list. Getting done at Alder Hey after we refused St Mary's.
If this doesn't work well enough they have mentioned steroids but they have a heap of downsides. Also KETO diet is worth a try.
