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That is an amazing story, with a fantastic result! It sounds like poor Steve had an early-onset PD-how is he getting on now? Well, I hope. Kind regards, Mark -----Original Message----- From: Parkinson's Information Exchange Network [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of P&B Fahr Sent: 03 February 2002 13:12 To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: DBS Mark, My brother, Steve, was diagnosed with PD at age 44. By age 49, Steve could walk only occasionally and crawled on his hands and knees most of the time before DBS. Had dyskinetia so severe his clothes would slide off his body while "resting" in an easy chair. He had bilateral STN DBS in April of 1998. Three days after DBS he was walking normally with some freezing --- stims not yet turned on. Two weeks after surgery he was driving trucks and tractors and operating farm machinery. Two months after DBS he was up on the roof helping his son install a new window in their home. Steve was the very first patient to have bilateral STN DBS for PD in Chicago. Paul Fahr ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mark Pinkham" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Saturday, February 02, 2002 9:49 AM Subject: DBS I was just wondering-has anybody out there tried deep brain stimulation? What was your experience of the procedure? ----------------------------------------------------------------- ----- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn