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At 01:57 PM 11/18/96 -0500, you wrote: >A patient who is scheduled for a second pallidotomy next month is having >second thoughts because she has heard that there is evidence that speech >problems worsen after the second. The family has discussed this with a lot of >those in the know but have had no such indication from their own doctor. So, >they asked me to post this for them. > Hello Anne I have had a left side Thalamotomy and right side Pallidotomy. I have problems making myself understood; this may or may not be associated with the operations???!It seems to be more to do with the inability to relax, and how much sleep I get!! I take 1x10 milligram Normison (Temazepam) at 11PM every night to ensure I get 5/6 hours sleep straight. I ignore warnings of "you will bedcome addicted to those sleeping pills". SO WHAT! I am on about 2000mg of sinemet / day (100/10)which sometimes brings on the Jekll/Hyde Syndrome; or more accurately Gaylord of the Mississippi(spelling)as I totter into the nearest casino and hurry to give them all the money I can find; but that is another story. Regaards Philip Dunn [log in to unmask]