Guest guest Posted December 30, 2001 Report Share Posted December 30, 2001 Hi Tim, I found Dr. Tatter's website. Perhaps you could contact him with your questions about Deep Brain Stimulation. http://neurosurgery.mgh.harvard.edu/tatterhp.htm The surgery Anne Pledger had was a stomach pacemaker which has so far greatly improved her ability to eat and digest. She sought out a surgeon herself via the company that manufactures this device. If not for her persistance she never would have gotten this surgery. http://www.medtronic.com/neuro/enterra/ Take care, Pam Vomiting and DBS > Thanks for all the info. It is too early to tell if the procedure I had is > a success or not but It did no harm. Now I have to work on improving my > overall nuitrition. I'm getting tired of ensure and Carnation Instant > Breakfast (a friend wrote to this company about me and they sent two cases > of instant breakfast!). The consistancy is geting to me. > > Dr. B. Tatter of Wake-Forest University in Winston-Salem, > N.C.recently did a DBS procedure for a friend. I'm just afraid he gives the > impression that it will resolve the autonomic problems of MSA when in fact > all it will do is attack those pesky PD symptoms if someone has them at all. > I do have PD symptoms and was originally diagnosed with PD but to be honest > with you - they are the least of my concerns. I hate to see false hope > given out. I hope he explained to my friend that it will not eliminate any > autonomic problems. Apparently he has done this for about 50 patients with > MSA. > > I've been trying to increase MSA awareness amongst those with Parkinson's. > There is an online Non Profit Group called People living with Parkinson's, > www.plwp.org, that accepts all with any Parkinsonisms. I am the > administrative assistant and Communications Advisor for this 450 member > group. They need to be better informed. I have asked Pam to speak sometime > in the near future via our Yahoo chat room. I am finding many questioning > there diagnosis. This groups welcomes all and if anyone is interested in > helping let me know. > > Happy New Year to all of you. My New Years Resolution is to use this forum > much more often LOL > > Tim > http://msainfo.tripod.com > > > _________________________________________________________ > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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