 |
 |
hi all At 17:46 1999/09/26 -0400, jody wrote: >>From: Jody and Dan Fraleigh <[log in to unmask]> >>Subject: thanks for the welcome >> >>Thank you for the welcome. My father, who is 65, has had Parkinson's >>Disease for at least 10 years. Last Thursday he had deep brain >>stimulation surgery; the pacemaker will be turned on in 2 weeks. >>Overall, he suffers from quite a bit of pain, primarily severe stomach >>cramping, and he does not sleep well. His medicine offers very uneven >>relief. We are hopeful that the surgery will help him to maintain an >>active life of gardening, hunting and playing with grandchildren. >>The entries I've read so far have been interesting, and I've forwarded >>several of them to my mother who has limited time for computer >>activities. Jody hi jody several list members have had dbs as well as other types of pd related surgery their individual stories are on my website in the PIEnet/people/hole-in-the-head-gang section my understanding is that the 'fine-tuning' of the stimulator can take some time and finesse but that it ultimately has very positive results your father is obviously a fighter please let us know how his 'adjustments' go janet janet paterson 52 now / 41 dx / 37 onset 613 256 8340 po box 171 almonte ontario canada K0A 1A0 a new voice: <http://www.geocities.com/SoHo/Village/6263/> <[log in to unmask]>