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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