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At 08:44 PM 6/29/2002 -0400, you wrote: >Dear David, My experence with DBS-STN was okay. the surgery took >away my most bothersome symptom, painful dystonia involving the entire >left side of my body from head to toe. the pallidotomy I >had in 1998 was far superior in taking away most of my symptoms Each >persons experience with PD and its medical and surgical treatments is >different. I'm curious,David, how long have you had PD? when did you >the pallidotomy? Diane > >---------------------------------------------------------------------- >To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] >In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn Diane, I first noticed some of my PD symptoms in 1987 I was diagnosed in early 1988.the doctor was cor.myrect in his diagnosis but he was incompetent.I had the pallidotomy in august of 1995. THat was the best thing that I ever expriemnced. It took me from the hellish dyskinesia i was experiencing to an almost normal life. I am now taking a ton of PD meds and little by little they are starting to fail to do the job. I was 44 when i noticd symtoms and 45 when diagnosed. I am 59 now.. Yours and His David L.Moreland ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn