{"id":2976,"date":"2013-07-24T08:50:39","date_gmt":"2013-07-24T12:50:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/njcts.org\/teens4ts\/?p=2976"},"modified":"2013-07-24T08:50:39","modified_gmt":"2013-07-24T12:50:39","slug":"dbs-for-ts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/njcts.org\/teens4ts\/dbs-for-ts\/","title":{"rendered":"DBS for TS"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Hey all! Not sure if I&#8217;ve mentioned here, but last Tuesday (July 16) I got DBS (Deep Brain Stimulation) for my Tourette&#8217;s.\u00a0 As some may know, my Tourette&#8217;s was very severe and debilitating. DBS was my last option, as I&#8217;ve tried it all.\u00a0 I went for the surgery up at New York University!\u00a0 Dr. Mogilner performed the surgery.<\/p>\n<p>So far, I&#8217;m doing great!\u00a0 The probes being in my brain has (as Dr. Mogilner described) damaged that part and temporarily stimulated it, in turn causing my tics to dwindle to a mild state the past week!\u00a0 Now that my brain is healing, my tics are coming back.\u00a0 He said that would happen, and it&#8217;s a great sign that it calmed my tics to begin with.<\/p>\n<p>I get my batteries turned on to stimulate my brain Friday, July 26.\u00a0 I am beyond excited!\u00a0 My future is looking very positive now. :)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hey all! Not sure if I&#8217;ve mentioned here, but last Tuesday (July 16) I got DBS (Deep Brain Stimulation) for my Tourette&#8217;s.\u00a0 As some may know, my Tourette&#8217;s was very severe and debilitating. 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