Hi Roxy I was 65 when I had my DBS surgery. I had it done in 2019. My only problem I do experience now is that sometimes my head hurts upon awaking near where the wires were put. Bean

I was diagnosed at the age of 47, had my DBS surgery in April of '22 at the age of 60. I am still taking carbadopa/levadopa 1.5 pills every 3 hours. When the pills wear off, I move slowly, but the tremor is gone and my speech is better. While it isn't the results I would have liked, it is still better than prior to the surgery and I am glad I had it done.

I also have some itching around the wires and the implant.

I have incessant itching around the wires

Roxy,
I was 55 when I was diagnosed and had my surgeries in Sept/Oct '21, when I was 57.
The only real problem I have is my chest incision is still very thick and sore. But that just may be me.. So far, I am still amazed at the improvements! I'm also glad to have done the surgery, but I have heard that they now recommend the surgery earlier in the disease than later, after symptoms have gotten too bad. I hope you are doing well.
Blessings, Karen

I had my first surgery last July at 49, and my final surgery was Sept 15. I was turned on a week later. I am medication free as of February and I have not experienced problems with the surgery. The programming adjustments caused me two hospital trips - Dec and Jan, though - because the stim was too much too quickly and made me "seasick" for lack of a better description. I have returned to a routine of: work full-time, driving everywhere, grocery shopping, cleaning my house, taking care of my 10yr old, traveling, doing laundry, cooking... and I do physical therapy twice a week.

I was diagnosed at 43 with Idiopathic young onset Parkinson's. DBS was the best decision of my life! ❤️‍🩹