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Hi all, well my numbers up and i'm going to have DBS-STN surgery Nov 20th. I've read up on it and talk to a couple people and i'm ready to go. A little nervous. My Neuro surgeon is dr schweitzer. If anybody would like to send me their thoughts about their surgery i'd be grateful. thank you, Bill m ps here's a poem i wrote. enjoy! Fifty Doors You stand inside yourself and listen as your voice agrees to brain surgery Relax, if it's anything like a colonoscopy you'll be so out of it, who cares In a hall with fifty doors, options to burn now most of those doors are bolted Someone drops off the waiting list You are bumped up Gurney wheels squeak scrubbed hospital floor They come sooner than you expect Maybe it's better to get it over with You won't have to worry They'll use the latest equipment Microsurgery, laser knives You don't remember your blood type Better find out, get a couple pints Head shaved, sedated, fix crown to four points Scan with 3D MRI, surgery six to eight hours Cut and peel back the scalp, saw a hole Cut brain tissue bleeds liberally Tingling in you're fingers pinpoints ground zero Plant lead, attach micro wire to micro stimulator You're programmed and sent home Repeat procedure in eight weeks