Thanks Linda. There are two surgeons and they only do DBS on Mondays. If they have to do both sides then they only do one patient per day. If just one sidee then two surgeries per day. But, that is still only a maximum of 4 per week which is not that many for the size of Atlanta and the outskirts this hospital serves. I will definitely keep you posted but for now the brain surgery is on hold until my cardiac surgery is performed in mid-February. I will be a new man when 2016 is over!!!

Dad just had his battery fixed a few weeks ago and it was like flipping on a lightswitch. His voice and diaphragm strength came back immediately. His incontinence is better, and he is walking better. I am so glad DBS came our way. WORTH IT!

I made it thru cardiac surgery with flying colors. Surgery to repair valve and aorta was last Thursday and I was back home on Tuesday. The neurosurgeon called Monday to schedule the DBS, I think I need a few months to heal and gain strength before the next surgery. Thanks for all your prayers and positive thoughts.

My DBS is being preformed in the UK on March 7th 2017 total time 9 months from referral but i have pushed and pushed and not allowed anything in our life to get in the way DBS is priority number 1 xx

My Dad had great results with the DBS. Helped immensely with his painful rigidity. Unfortunately he had a bad car accident a few months afterwards and broke 13 vertebrae in his back, so that meant months of rehab and a major setback. Still, the pacemaker is helping and despite all that he is in better shape than he would have been without the surgery, even 4 years later. Hope that's encouraging for you!