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I too am holding up quite well as I approach my 5 1/2 and 6 1/2 years of a staged Bilateral Pallidotomy done by G. Rees Cosgrove MD of MGH in Boston. What's amazing to me is that I'm still making progress. For example, I'm taking swimming and dance (NIA)lesson and for the very first time I feel that my body has picked up the beat. It's beginning to flow. my best...........george At 05:04 PM 7/22/01 -0400, you wrote: >For those of you who have been on the Parkinson's Digest for awhile may >remember when I had a bi-lateral pallidotomy (actually the first one >performed to my knowledge) on Dec. 1, 1993. It was performed by the >brilliant, skilled, innovative, "wild and crazy," controversial Dr. Robert >Iacono. The only neurosurgeon who can claim over 2000 surgeries for the >treatment of PD. > >Because there was so much controversy about this surgery I made a >commitment to the larger Parkinson's community that I would keep you >updated with yearly reports as to my progress. There were many who said >that the results would only last a year or two at the most. As if that >would not have been worth doing for any time of relief from this insidious >disease. Well as you shall see I am 7.5 years out from surgery and still >going strong. > >I am recently serving as a Parkinson's Disease "research assistant" with >Dr. Bonham in Pittsburgh, who Jim Cordy has called on of the most brilliant >PD docs he knows. > >If any of you want more info on the pallidotomy go to "www.pallidotomy.com" >or contact me directly. > >A Fellow Parkie, > >Don Berns > > >Attachment Converted: C:\UltraNet\eudora\7.5YearRpt.txt >We have a new e-mail address: >[log in to unmask] ><html> ><font size=4 color="#0000FF">We have a new e-mail address:<br> ></font><font size=5>[log in to unmask]<br> ></font></html> > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn