Bravesfan417

My dad had this surgery back in 2009, and he said that most things remain a blur.

He said the weirdest feeling was having them work on his brain while he was still awake. My dads surgery lasted for 13 hours, and they had to repeatedly move electrodes around his brain. They almost had to make it a 2 day surgery since he was topped out for the medicine that they gave him.

The doctors had to keep having him lift his legs, or his arm, or wiggle his toes or his feet so that they could judge how the electrodes were working in his brain.

Glad to see that more people are becoming more aware of this disease!

Anyways, my dad has Parkinson's and has had it since 2001. He had his DBS surgery in 2009, and it's done wonders for him. Had he not had it, he would be wheelchair bound with the need of assistance for just about everything. 3.5 years later, and he's still walking around, although not as well as he could be, but better than he would be without it.

1. How long did your surgery take?

2. Are there any other steps you plan to take as a preventative measure?

3. What do you think of Stem Cell research and how it could help Parkinson's?

4. What kind of support system do you have back at home?

Thanks for doing this AMA and making people more aware of this disease!