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Hi george, Can you please remind me of your age now, your age when you were diagnosed, and age when you were first symptomatic? This info will help me understand your ideas and wisdom. You write well and I am grateful or your presence. Also, WHEN is Kathrynn Holden speaking in Concord? I would like to come down from Maine and attend. Thanks again, Ivan :-) On Sun, 3 Oct 1999 19:21:55 -0400 "George J. Lussier" <[log in to unmask]> writes: >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) ^^^^^^ WARM GREETINGS FROM ^^^^^^^^^^^^ :-) Ivan Suzman 49/39/36 [log in to unmask] :-) Portland, Maine land of lighthouses deg. F :-) ********************************************************************