I had a DBS surgery about 8 months ago. The surgery itself was quite uncomfortable,but not unbearable by any means. Having your head clamped in a frame for several hours is not a pleasant thing. I was asleep for the actual surgery. The surgery was done in two phases about 10 days apart. The recovery was about a month after second surgery . I am not working. I take about half the amount of medication I did before surgery. The combination of surgery and medication is what works for me. If I miss my scheduled meds my symptoms quickly return.. I'll be happy to answer any further questions

I found the surgery no to awful. I thought it was quite amazing. I was awake for the implanting of the leads. I felt some immediate relief from my tremors. A month later the pacemakers were put in. It took about 4 months of adjustments to get the settings right. It was well worth it.

I was diagnosed with PD in 2006. I had the DBS implant in 2014 and would recommend it to anyone. It has given me the ability to walk again which was the worst symptom of PD that i had at the time.

DBS is Deep Brain Stimulation where a stimulator was placed under the skin on my collar bone and wires run up under the skin that holes drilled into the skull and lead in my case leads, cause I had both right and left sides done at the same time, are placed in a couple different areas of the brain depending upon the several factors will determine lead placement. In my case the leads are deep in the brain. I only had 1 surgery that everything was completed in a 10 hour surgery. Total insurance cost was roughly 170,000. I spent overnight in hospital with about a 3 week recovery time. 3 month wait for the actual device to be turned on. Immediate difference was calming of tremors in left leg and I noticed I dont taking nearly as much medication. I have a controller to the Stimulator a card from the manufacturer that must be carried giving all info related to implant as well as a mefic as l bracelet i wear daily. Drs said that most noticable changes would take 6 to 12 months for me. Hope this information can benefit someone

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