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Don, I had PD 7 years before I had 2 DBS surgeries (one do-over). I swore I would never do it cause in those days you had to be awake for it. Unlike you PD meds never helped me much so I can understand why you have opted to at least wait. How old are you? If you have Medicare its paid for. I had bilateral DBS and have had about 5 replacement of NT batteries, but in 2 years Medtronic will have a cranial implant that lasts 15 years and eliminates need of 2 neurotransmitters in chest. also more precise placement of electrodes in subthalamic nucleus will be possible. DBS really stops tremor and you said your main problem was walking so it sounds like you know what you are doing. I can barely walk with walker now. Motorized pedaling helped me for a long time. but EVERYBODY DON"T GET THERACYCLE, GET E-TRAINER FOR THIS - ITS LGHTER AND MUCH CHEAPER. QUIET TOO. I 'm on it 2-3 hours daily. Good luck and best wishes for successful treatment. Ray -----Original Message----- From: Don Kodner Sent: Friday, May 04, 2018 8:26 AM To: [log in to unmask] Thanks for your posts, Rayilyn and Angelica. Rayilyn, I have considered DBS surgery, but I have been doing pretty well with just sinemet pills, on a 3-hour schedule. Just a couple of weeks before my most recent check-up,the pills started to wear out faster and my off-periods lasted longer. My nurse practitioner put me on a Neupro patch (rotigotine), and I have noticed some improvement (my wife actually sees it better than I do). I may have this wrong, but I believe that the doctors here recommend waiting 5 years before trying DBS. I will reach that point this fall. I will look (with some trepidation) at cost and other patients' experiences. It's encouraging to hear that the surgery worked well for you. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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