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On the other hand, I follow Chris's posting with great interest. Everyone on this list has a right to say what they believe and I don't think Chris has done more than that, nor have you. Nita George J. Lucia wrote: > Chris, > I think I've read most of your previous postings and I certainly have > read those that followed and I must admit that I tire of people who are as > opinionated as you. I would argue that you have the right to say what you > would but enough is enough. You don't have all the answers. > When I had my 1st Pallidotomy back August '95 the List's wisdom was that > what ever decision I made was the correct one for me. The same was true when > I had my second in Sept '96. And I'm still going strong. If I had waited any > longer I would be dead,nuts or/and in a nursing home > I currently know two people scheduled for brain surgery; one for a DBS > and the other for a Pallidotomy. The DBS involves a 50 year old man with a > history of a failed Pallidotomy and a 20 year history of PD. I believe that > he has made the correct decision for him. The second involves a 48ish woman > who also has 20 years of PD. The reason she chose a Pallidotomy was in part > based on the fact that the average time on the operating room table was > about an hour and 20 minutes and another hour plus for the MRI etc whereas > the DBS > takes, what 16-18 hours? And a weeks hospitalization. This woman is terrifed > of the MRI, the plastic drapping and the surgery in general. So what does > she do? I think she has made the correct decision for her. > You haven't walked in my shoes so please be respectful. > > george Lussier > > At 10:18 AM 9/30/99 +0200, you wrote: > >> Ron, > >> > >> I can highly recommend neurosurgery for Parkinson's > > > >But NOT pallidotomy!!!! > > > >Chris > > > > > I may not know much, but I know chicken shit from chicken salad. > LYNDON B. Johnson (about a speech by Richard M. Nixon)