THIS IS A FOLLOW-UP OF MY BRIEF SUMMARY OF TODAY
PETER MORABITO
WOULD I HAVE THE PALLIDOTOMY DONE TODAY KNOWING WHAT I KNOW
TODAY?
I CANT ANSWER THAT YET. MAYBE I CAN ANSWER THAT IN A FEW
MONTHS, MAYBE LONGER. PLEASE KEEP IN MIND THAT THE SURGEON
HAS NO IDEA WHAT WE ARE GOING THROUGH. HE HAS NEVER HAD
PARKINSONS DISEASE, THANK GOD.
THE SURGERY DID HAVE SOME INTERESTING ASPECTS. THEY WOULD
SHUT OFF THE LIGHTS IN THE OPERATING ROOM AND EVERYONE HAD TO
BE QUIET. WE WOULD ALL LISTEN TO THE NEURONS FIRING. DIFFERENT
NEURONS HAD DIFFERENT SOUNDS. THE DOCTOR WOULD TOUCH ME
SOMEWHERE AND WE WOULD LISTEN FOR THE NEURONAL RESPONSE. HE
WOULD PASS A LIGHT ACROSS MY EYE AND WE WOULD HEAR THE OPTIC
NEURONS CRACKING. ONE OF THE TECHNICIANS WOULD APPLY A
CURRENT THROUGH THE PROBE AND MY MOUTH WOULD COMPLETELY
CONSTRICT, OR MY EYE WOULD TWIST OR MY THROAT. IT WAS
EXTREMELY FRIGHTENING, BUT NECESSARY. I COULD GO ON FOR DAYS.
ADVICE; KNOW YOUR SURGEON WELL.
ASK FOR THE PHONE # OF SOME PRIOR PATIENTS
MAKE FRIENDS WITH THE SURGEON'S SECRETARY,
YOU WILL LEARN MORE FROM HER THAN ANYONE
ASK FOR THE NAMES OF SOME PATIENTS THAT
AREN'T DOING SO WELL
ASK HOW MANY OF THESE HAS HE DONE
WHERE WAS THE DOCTOR TRAINED
YOU CAN NEVER ASK ENOUGH QUESTIONS
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