Carol Gray, Welcome to the hole-in-the-head-gang. I had my pallidotomy in December 1993 and my DBS - the first one in North America - in December 1994. The operatIons gave me a second chance at life which is still producing. Delighted to hear that yours was such a success!!! -----Original Message----- From: Carol Gray <[log in to unmask]> To: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]> Date: Tuesday, September 28, 1999 3:23 PM Subject: MY PALLIADOTOMY ON 9-23-99 >HI FOLKS, > >I HAVE BEEN A MEMBER OF THE LIST BEFORE BUT THE REASON >I AM WRITING IS TO TELL YOU ABOUT MY RECENT PALLIDOTOMY. > >I HAVE BEEN DIAGNOSED FOR 21 YEARS (37 ONSET). I HAD FINALLY >REACHED THE END OF THE LINE AND HAD BEEN TOLD THAT THERE WAS >NOTHING ELSE LEFT FOR ME > >SO I HAD ONE DONE AND IT IS AS THOUGH MY LIFE WAS GIVEN BACK >TO ME. I HAVE HOPES OF MOVING OUT ON MY OWN AGAIN.( FOR THE >PAST YEAR I HAVE BEEN LIVING WITH MY SON AND HIS FAMILY (AFTER >THE DEATH OF MY HUSBAND) AND AM NOW IN AN ASSISTED LIVING >FACILITY). MORE LATER!!! >