Parkinson's Disease Surgery - The Nebraska Medical Center

Deep Brain Stimulation surgery can offset many of the symptoms of Parkinson's Disease for many patients. Dr. Ken Follett, chief of neurosurgery at The Nebraska Medical Center explains how the surgery works and some of the successes he's seen with Parkinson's patients. The Nebraska Medical Center was named one of America's Top 50 hospitals for neurosurgery by US News and World Report. For more information, call 1-800-922-0000 or visit http://www.nebraskamed.com.

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[NICENAD]

DBS center made an adjustment in my settings yesterday and I feel better

and am driving again but I gained too much weight of over 50 pounds in the past

several months and they recommend my trying to lose weight so I will feel better.

[NebraskaMedCenter]

@NICENAD Glad to hear things are getting better!

[NICENAD]

I have had DBS surgery and I know it has helped many and has a good reputation but I am of of the few exceptons who has not benefited from it very much. I was not able to drive at all before the surgery but afterwards I could drive limited for a few months after the surgery but am not able to drive any more I fear for the rest of my life and I am only 59. The symptons of Parkinson disease continue very real for me even after surgery. The rest of you should benefit from it though except me

[NebraskaMedCenter]

@NICENAD That's too bad things haven't worked out as you hoped. Can your neurosurgeon make any adjustments? You're right that most people who have it will benefit. Thanks for the comment and good luck in the future.

[NICENAD]

Nebraska Medical Center, my medications have taken effect and I can type normally now but it is just temporary and I will be going later this morning to my DBS center but I won't drive there although right at this momemt I could probably drive a few miles. Note how my typing is an improvement over an hour ago. Thank you for your interest.

[NICENAD]

Nebraska center, thank you fr yr fast esponse, pleae excuse my graemmer/selling my fingures arenearly paralyzed but I am going to my dbs center for an emergency appo

intemtintment ttoday to find out whyI got so much worse so qickly.

[zmoliu]

great :)))