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Hi Ray -- The message should have read PWPs instead of Peps and UCSF instead of US. Weird -- I must have been asleep or something when I did the spellchecker. ;-) DBS can definitely be an emotional and physical roller coaster ride as we are finding out. They are currently involved in clinical trials at UCSF using general anesthesia as opposed to having the patient awake during the majority of the procedure. If the results are comparable, perhaps this will allow more people to be eligible for the surgery and make it easier for some to endure. Kind regards, Carole ----- Original Message ----- From: "rayilynlee" <[log in to unmask]> To: "Carole K. Menser" <[log in to unmask]> Cc: "parkinsn" <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Saturday, March 19, 2005 10:02 AM Subject: Re: DBS sooner rather than later? > Carole, I opted for sooner because I felt it would be harder as I fight > the aging process. I was 67 at the time and I don't think they wanted you > to be over 70 or have dementia. Of course it depends on the person. > You make some good points. > Ray > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Carole K. Menser" <[log in to unmask]> > To: <[log in to unmask]> > Sent: Friday, March 18, 2005 8:49 AM > Subject: DBS sooner rather than later? > > > > Due to contraindications such as age, decline in cognitive function, > > co-morbidity, and other issues (such as the ability to pay for it?), the > > last figure we saw stated that less than 15% of Peps qualify for DBS at > > this time. US puts their figure at about 10%. Sometimes it does appear > > as if "everyone" is considering DBS but apparently, this is far from the > > case. As with anything, there are probably doctors who do more of them > > than they should. As with other things, with age it frequently becomes > > much more difficult to undergo surgery and more difficult to do things in > > general as the disease progresses. These are reasons to have DBS/STN > > sooner rather than later if eligible for it. > > > > Ted (57/45/40) and Carole Menser, MA > > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > 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