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Don.....there are a bunch of people out there who can give you more info but for starters you can subscribe to the DBS surgery group http://groups.yahoo.com/group/DBSsurgery The site says ..." We are a group of people who have had one of the DBS (deep brain stimulation) surgical procedures or are thinking about having one done. It's our goal to provide support and information to all who can benefit from this surgery. To start sending messages to members of this group, simply send email to [log in to unmask] " and here are two people who have had DBS and tell their stories on their own website http://mac2.innanen.com/~bill/parkinsons/DBSsurgery/ Bill Innanmen http://community.webshots.com/user/tenacitywins Deborah Setzer also www.humboldt1.com/~parkinso/linkspage.htm this has links to the Dumpsters Gang and the Hole in the Head Gang ...(surgery) also you might want to post your question on the Public Forum as there are also some that have had the DBS. You can access the Public Forum by going to the NPF site www.parkinson.org/index.htm# and scroll down to the Online Forum section and click on "chat with other Parkinsonians" ...and join ...once a member, you can send/receive emails without going into the site... Joan Hartman ----- Original Message ----- From: "Donald Burrows" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Sunday, April 13, 2003 9:05 AM Subject: DBS/STN > At the suggestion of my Neuro, I'm planning to have both sides done at the > Lahey Clinic in Mass. If anyone has had recent experience with this > procedure, I would greatly appreciate hearing it. > > TIA > Don Burrows > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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