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Jeffrey Wiens replied to the topic How has your life changed since undergoing Deep Brain Stimulation? Are you glad you had the surgery? in the forum Living With Parkinson's Disease 2 months, 2 weeks ago
Just had DBS in November of 2022. For me it was Life changing, and I am so glad that I had the surgery. I was up to 2 – 25-100 c/l every 3 hours, and now I hardly feel like I need any at all. I have been gradually reducing the amount of c/l, with my Neurologist’s direction, and spreading out the times that I take them. I still have a long…[Read more]
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Jeffrey Wiens replied to the topic Levodopa Reduction? in the forum Parkinson's Disease Medications 3 months ago
Like you, I have had Parkinson’s for about 7 years. My levodopa amount increased regularly until I was at the max dosage my neurologist would prescribe. It was then that I seriously considered DBS. I have since had the surgery and would highly recommend it if you qualify for it. It has been a complete game changer for me! I am slowly reducing the…[Read more]
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