At 04:06 PM 2/17/2002 -0500, you wrote: >hilary blue, have you considered the " deep brain stimulator" w/ the leads >put into the subthalamic neucleus >(stn) part of the brain.i had it done a little over 3 yrs ago with great >succcess. i'm no longer taking medication. i just have to go back to the dr. >for an adjustment once in a while. a friend of mine ( jim grogan) also had >the surgery and he is still taking a little med. but not near as much as he >was and he's doing a lot better. i'm 54 and have had pk since i was 31. if >you would like info contact me at Jim, do you know anyone who had DBS of the STN who had undergone a Pallidotomy in years past. I had a bilateral Pallidotomy 6-1/2 years and now i take a lot of meds; I am fairly active. I walk about ten miles per day. >[log in to unmask] > and i'll answer any questions i can . >jim > >---------------------------------------------------------------------- >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