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I was told that 70 was the optimum age, although it does depend upon the person and whether you have dementia or not. I had my DBSs when I was 67, 2 years ago. Ray ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jann Bell" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Sunday, May 08, 2005 12:39 PM Subject: Re: uncertainty of PD/Jann > It has been my understanding that DBS was reserved for Parkies much > younger than my 78 yo Dad. And although his cholesterol is excellent, his > blood pressure normal, non-diabetic, no discernable heart condition, no > allergies, in other words, fairly healthy excluding PD, he smokes and is > quite old. Jann, caregiver to Dad, Jack, 78 > > Dolores Buente <[log in to unmask]> wrote:Dear Jann, > > Sorry that my response to your inquiry is somewhat delayed. sometimes I > get > behind on the messages on this List and maybe the suggestion of DBS > surgery > has already been mentioned. > > Have you inquired into DBS? You say that your dad has been taking Sinemet > for quite a long time. It is possible that he is to the point that the > medication can no longer be as effective to control his symptoms as it > once was. I > know that DBS is a rather drastic option and that there are both good and > bad > outcomes. I hope that you have access to advice from knowledgeable doctors > as > to whether your dad would be a good candidate for this procedure. > > As I said earlier, maybe I'm out of the loop on the responses that you've > received to date and this could have already been mentioned. > > Dee > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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 > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn