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Parkinson Round Table: 07/01/2010 - 08/01/2010
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Monday, July 26, 2010. CW's DBS SURGERY – 1st Surgery. A Very, Very Long Day. From Notes and Diary Entry. May 26, 2010 11:32pm. This will be a short entry, because I’m really tired, and it is quite late. We both have had several days of not much sleep. CW and I have been a anxious about his upcoming surgery and have had trouble sleeping. Drilling holes in a person’s head can cause one to have concerns. I’m happy to say that CW’s surgery went well today. 8211; Started surgery using the MRI mapping. Tomorr...
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Parkinson Round Table: CW's DBS SURGERY – 1st Surgery
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Monday, July 26, 2010. CW's DBS SURGERY – 1st Surgery. A Very, Very Long Day. From Notes and Diary Entry. May 26, 2010 11:32pm. This will be a short entry, because I’m really tired, and it is quite late. We both have had several days of not much sleep. CW and I have been a anxious about his upcoming surgery and have had trouble sleeping. Drilling holes in a person’s head can cause one to have concerns. I’m happy to say that CW’s surgery went well today. 8211; Started surgery using the MRI mapping. Tomorr...
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Parkinson Round Table: 06/01/2009 - 07/01/2009
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Thursday, June 11, 2009. Managing PD Medications - One Solution. Once Parkinson’s disease (PD) has to progressed to a certain point, PD patients and their caregivers often find that managing and balancing PD medications becomes a difficult task. With their permission I am sharing this excerpt from their email. Because they don’t feel comfortable using their real names, I have changed their names to respect their privacy. Beginning of email extract…. I try to remind him that only he knows how he feels on ...
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Parkinson Round Table: 05/01/2009 - 06/01/2009
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Tuesday, May 19, 2009. Sitting down to the Parkinson Round Table - The Diagnosis. Please pull up a chair to our round table -. Short version "About Us" -. CW and I hadn't said anything to each other about his changes, until one day at breakfast our conversation went sort of like this. Dottie - "CW, have you noticed that you do ." And then I mentioned the different symptoms I had observed. CW - "I didn't want to say anything to you, because I wasn't sure that it was happening to me.". Neurologist - "I hav...
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Parkinson Round Table: Managing PD Medications - One Solution
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Thursday, June 11, 2009. Managing PD Medications - One Solution. Once Parkinson’s disease (PD) has to progressed to a certain point, PD patients and their caregivers often find that managing and balancing PD medications becomes a difficult task. With their permission I am sharing this excerpt from their email. Because they don’t feel comfortable using their real names, I have changed their names to respect their privacy. Beginning of email extract…. I try to remind him that only he knows how he feels on ...
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Parkinson Round Table: Sitting down to the Parkinson Round Table - The Diagnosis
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Tuesday, May 19, 2009. Sitting down to the Parkinson Round Table - The Diagnosis. Please pull up a chair to our round table -. Short version "About Us" -. CW and I hadn't said anything to each other about his changes, until one day at breakfast our conversation went sort of like this. Dottie - "CW, have you noticed that you do ." And then I mentioned the different symptoms I had observed. CW - "I didn't want to say anything to you, because I wasn't sure that it was happening to me.". Neurologist - "I hav...
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Parkinson Round Table: CW’s DBS SURGERY - Why DBS?
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Monday, July 19, 2010. CW’s DBS SURGERY - Why DBS? Note: As of July 17, 2010 CW has had his three DBS surgeries, and both of his pacemakers have been turned on and have had their first tuning. CW is still recovering from the surgeries, and is doing well. – Dottie –. From Notes and Diary Entry May 18, 2010. I just finished talking with a friend on the phone about CW's surgery coming up, and she asked me two questions: "Why DBS? Several other people have asked us how CW knew when he was ready for DBS.
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Parkinson Round Table: 09/01/2010 - 10/01/2010
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Friday, September 3, 2010. Answer to Freida's question about about being tired during the day. Thank you so much for your question and the kind comment about my husband. Your question was "I have PD and I'm 48, could you please tell me if your husband was/is extremely tired all of the time with PD? I never feel good and I still work but it is all I can do to get through the day.". On our support group's website, click on the link "Books and Publications" and go to almost the bottom of this page and you w...
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Parkinson Round Table: CW’s DBS SURGERY - A Little Background
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Saturday, July 17, 2010. CW’s DBS SURGERY - A Little Background. These Blogs about CW's DBS SURGERY are from my notes and diary written as CW (my husband) went through his DBS (Deep Brain Stimulation) procedure. Hopefully some of this information will help others going through or considering DBS surgery. Note: As of July 17, 2010 CW has had his three surgeries and both of his pacemakers have had their first tuning. He is still recovering from the surgeries. – Dottie. The Start Of It All. DBS is not a cur...
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