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Janet --That would be a huge help as I am not at my typing best--and my best isn't very good Joan Holliday . ----- Original Message ----- From: "Janet Paterson" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Sunday, June 30, 2002 10:17 PM Subject: Re: DBS surgery / joan holliday > hi all > > On Sun, 30 Jun 2002, Joan Holliday <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > >Just thought I would jump in here with my DBS results. I also had a > >palidotomy--mine was in 1996. At the time I didn't think it had > >accomplished very much but looking back on it I think it helped more than > >I realized. Chiefly, it did away with the terrible jerking and it also > >served as a sort of plateau when I didn't get any new symptoms for a couple > >of years. That surgery which I had done in Toronto by Dr. Lozano was a > >piece of cake compared to the DBS which was done at Cleveland Clinic by Dr > >Razai. I liked both my surgeons and thought both of them were very skilled. > >It seems to me that the DBS is more taxing on the patient--at least I did > >not react as well. After the initial surgery I was hospitalized for a week > >and waited 3 or 4 additional weeks for the implementation of the generators. > >Last Tuesday we finally got down to the process of getting them set and > >finding how much improvement had been realized. Next, I will see a Buffalo > >doctor who will build on these initial settings. I really have just two > >improvements so far--my freezing when I walk has been eliminated (I don't > >walk well and I still need my walker but it doesn't take me as long to get > >somewhere) and can get out of a chair easier. I am looking forward to some > >hand improvements also. If you have any questions please ask > >Joan Holliday [log in to unmask] > > hi joan > > long time no see! > and it's interesting to hear your update on your surgeries. > would you like me to update your hole-in-the-head-gang webpage? > > janet > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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