when meds CAN'T anymore then dbs ----- Original Message ----- From: "tess owens" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Sunday, July 04, 2004 7:10 AM Subject: Re: DBS SURGERY... > Hello Winnie > My mom had a DBS last December- it seemed to help with the tremor- however she has since had the remote turned off from her Neurologist at Kaiser in San Diego. > She had a very adverse situation with Dr. Homer at Kaiser/San Diego - initially- in which he had adjusted the remote incorrectly and my mother actually obtained an electrical shock, (she fell to the floor from the shock,- as a result of that adjustment) > Also observed that my mom is having a difficult time with her voice - looses her voice at night- and DBS did not benefit her ability to walk better- she continues to struggle with.. > > As you can see from this list, the results of DBS appear to be highly individual. > > Please take care... > Positive Thoughts your way > tess owens > > > > --------------------------------- > Do you Yahoo!? > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] > In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn > New and Improved Yahoo! Mail - 100MB free storage! > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn