Charles, You will never know how happy I am for you. I guess I can start breathing in and out again. I have been holding my breath until the other shoe hit the floor and it sounds like it is off and running. While you improve I predict that you will feel better each day until there will be days that you actually forget you have Parkinson's. I wish you well! >I spoke too soon. After getting out of bed and into my wheel chair as >usual I went to the >computer and read my mail and composed the response below. Then I decided >to get up and try >to walk which I did with my walker with amazing ease. My wife was >incredulous You have to >realize that even transfers were extremely difficult- I went downstairs >for the first time in >a year to wake up my son I took a shower then called my mother who was in >tears- chilled a >bottle of champaign and walked around again. Truly amazing- still some >adjustments to be >made but I'M on my way!!! STN is clearly the wave of the future - at >least for me. It is >truly a miraculous change even on the first adjustment. > >Charlie >"Charles T. Meyer, M.D." wrote: > >> HI Dennis and Welcome back You have been missed. >> >> After a honeymoon period I crashed for a following the STN .I have >> become a little aphasic temporarily I hope Yesterday I went to Chicago >> for the first time with interesting results. On the good side my >> freezing has decreased considerably I can transfer more easily and >> dystonia ia less. On the negative I am experiencing perhaps a carpal >> tunnel syndrome but perhaps something more in the right hand. I also >> feel a little nauseated . But the main thing is that It seems to be >> working. I realize that there is much more that need to be done but if >> adjustments go like the first one in several months I should be doing >> just great. >> >> Charlie >> >> -- >> >>******************************************************************************** >>********** >> >> Charles T. Meyer, M.D. >> Middleton (Madison), Wisconsin >> [log in to unmask] >> >>******************************************************************************** >>********** > >-- >******************************************************************************* >*********** >Charles T. Meyer, M.D. >Middleton (Madison), Wisconsin >[log in to unmask] >******************************************************************************* >*********** jjjane http://www.geocities.com/soho/village/6263/pienet/people/hithross.html