I would be very interested in this also. The meds are not working for me and my Dr. is suggesting I think about DBS. Not sure what your email address is. Susan Downey -----Original Message----- From: Parkinson's Information Exchange Network [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Black Charles Sent: Friday, September 10, 2010 8:46 AM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: Intoduction and Deep Brain stimulation I had my DBS on10-2001. It was done at UCLA with a sub thalmic nucleii target. III would do it all again in a heartbeat!. I have a group at yahoo groups (with 1600 members!) that would be moree than hhappy to share their DBS Experiences. email me for more info Charlie --- -- Original Message ---- From: Rose Jardim <[log in to unmask]> To: [log in to unmask] Sent: Thu, September 9, 2010 12:49:48 PM Subject: Intoduction and Deep Brain stimulation Hi my name is Tony Duarte I have had PD for 21 years. We found your support group via a few google searches and thought it would be a great idea to chat to other people with PD. I am particularly interested in the Deep Brain stimulation surgery. Has anyone done this procedure? If so what were the results of the surgery and would you recommend it. Kind regards Tony ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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