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my right side generator is 3.0 my left side is 6.7 i tolerate the tingling try a more agressive technician there are many good dr's i have personal experience in tx a clue as to who is good at dbs surgery my be if they have the volume of business to specialize in halo surgery on and off can raise a lot of questons. at this moment my rt side generator is not only off but it is out we had a good lightning storm a bolt struck very near our house the induced magnetic flux burned out the generator that's the bad news good news is that medtronic's got their design right and the generator failed to off in other words i am fine but must have a new generator implanted ----- Original Message ----- From: "Rayilyn Brown" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Tuesday, June 01, 2004 3:05 PM Subject: Re: Medtronic Magnets/George > George, > > there is no way I can get to Texas, I have a hard time getting to Scripps > clinic in La Jolla CA, my cg disappeared on Fri when I had botox injection > appt. > > I know how important it is to have the best drs, but did the best I could. > My setting on right side (for left) is 3.1 on left side (For right) is 2.9 > Was told 3.5 is about as high as they go. When left side was higher I had > permanent tingling in right hand. > > We think we know how I got turned off, but, yes, it was strange, since it was > so hard to get back on - -5 tries. We (my cg andI) were at design center > in AZ where I bought new house picking out flooring, etc. Magnet was in my > purse which I wear around my neck to free hands for walkers, wheelchair, etc. > Purse has very thin synthetic material. She told me to give her dad a hug, he > lives there and has been helpful. Still its strange. Had to hit it just > right. > > In Surprise, I'll be 20 min from Barrow Neurological Institute and 40 min > from Mayo Clinic in Scottsdale. Now I'm 1 hr 10 min on good day from Scripps, 2-3 > on bad day Maybe I'll have better luck there, I hope so. > > Well, piano tuner, I used to play the piano. Wish I still could. Thanks for > your info. It helps me get the whole picture. Ray > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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