I had an unsuccessful pallidotmy in 1999. This surgery has a down side too. I would never discourage anyone whose neuro advised them to have this procedure done. Many people have wonderful stories of success. What I have found in my case is that my neuro sayes that I am not eligible for any of the experimental programs since I had the palidotomy. He doesn't want to try DBS on me for "a couple of years." carol gray ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn