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Deear Ruth Don't be discouraged, ther is light at the end of the tunnel. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ .Joan Waterman wrote: > > I am discouraged, I had pinned my hopes of being able to get the Deep Brain > Stimulation STN before I hit the wheel chair level,> > Back to the DBS-- I think there is no use in hoping for FDA approval on this > procedure as the HMOs ,the drug companies, and Medicare are surely fighting it > because of the expense. Why do we always have to prove again what some > other country has already proved? ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I was under the impression that it was because they were so extra careful of the people's safety in the U.S. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > I noticed my generic Sinemet was made in Jerusalem. What kind of approval did > that have. How do we know our generic drugs are not made by some terrorist > country? It sure would be an easy way to knock off a few people! --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I would rather travel El Al that any other air line. It seems safer to me (but that's just a personal opinion). And if my memory serves me correctly, the only country I've ever heard of where medications were tampered with and people died as a result - was that tylenol poisoning case some years ago. Here, in the U.S. of A. No imputation, and no allegation, but I was quite glad to be liviing in Israel at the time. And I felt quite safe that my medications were being manufactured in Jerusalem. But you're right: that was then and this is now. And the point I am trying to make is that bad things could happen anywhere. And the reason that the FDA takes so long is to try and minimise the possibility of that happenning here... Incidentally, I'm hoping to have DBS soon. Speak to your neurologist; there are programs. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > I hope I'm wrong in my cynicsm and that I haven't ran on too long. Just give it > it some thought, I value the input of this group. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I don't think its cynicism - I think it is another example of wanting too be extra careful - and that is w hat makes this country - still- the safest place to live in. And that is just my opinion. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Thanks---- > Ruth Clark 67/9 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hilary Blue