mark, my name is jim stinson and i 've had dbs bilateral surgeon. i was i a wheel chair prior to surgery. now i'm riding my waverunner and boat and am competely off all meds. i still have some dyskensia due to a failed prior surgery but not much.that wa in 93. i had the dbs surgery 3 yrs at chrstmas time. it was the greatest gift (even though i pd for it ) ever. just recently i found out that medicare is now paying for ir. please contact me at [log in to unmask] if you want to know anything else.the placement of the leads are extremely important. jim ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn