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Winnie Carol I actually had it done twice. The first time after June 26 I went to a nursing home before the implant/s,, a week later, so I wouldn't be so far away if something went wrong. I only had one implant a week later because neurosurgeon was not happy with position of electrodes in left brain. I had it redone in Sept 2003 By this time my fear of the surgery had subsided and I went home alone for about 6 days til I had the implant at Scripps, La Jolla. You sound like a perfect candidate. Sinemet only helped me with my first dose and all the DBS helped was my tremors, but that was a big deal. I swore I would never have this surgery, so don't take my remarks as trying to influence you. This is a very personal decision. I can barely speak now and have some double vision, but I would say it was worth it. I sailed through the surgeries with no problems except vomiting afterwards, but that was nothing serious. Good luck, some people have gotten their lives back. Let us know when you plan to have it done. Ray ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn