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Hi everyone! 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, But time is running out and I used a wheel chair for the first time (except for flying) to attend a concert. I decided unless I was willing to be a hermit, I was going to have to ask for help. It was hard to have someone push me around, but safe from freezing in a crowd of people! Having had PD for only nine years, it seems premature to be in a wheel chair yet. Has anyone out there gotten to that stage so early? 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. As far further research being needed, it has been used in France for some time. Why do we always have to prove again what some other country has already proved? 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 hope I'm wrong in my cynicsm and that I haven't ran on too long. Just give it some thought, I value the input of this group. Thanks---- Ruth Clark 67/9