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Hi Michael: I have always considered myself to have the best of both worlds: my right side had tremors & my left side was frozen; my kids would ask to play Peter Pan but only if I would be Capt. Hook! They would say (bless the little darlin's) that my face was on crooked. So you can imagine my happiness & joy after my first successful pallidotomy! He went in on the right side to fix my left side. The rigidity was gone; my arm and hand were at peace, my left foot didn't drag all gimpy behind. I was able to reduce my sinemet somewhat, but was always bothered by the fact that I had to medicate my seemingly healthy side-I explained it to my surgeon this way: it felt like I had had half a "boob-job"! Unfortunately, I wasn't able to enjoy this sensation for very long. In a weird turn of events, my second pallidotomy, while nearly killing me, brought back all the symptoms that I thought were cured from the first-threefold! So now, I'm back to having the best of both worlds-again! Best, Joan