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Old 08-16-2013, 11:59 PM
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Hi Campers!

I'm baaaack....had my FOURTH GK in February. Yes, 4th.

Well, this time has been different than the previous procedures. This time the GK has left me with numbness that hasn't dissipated. However, numbness I could live with, but this is like a layer of numbness over a layer of burning, wriggling, pulling, aching pain underneath. It never goes away, except when I'm asleep.

Now, here's the rub.....I have Young Onset Parkinson's Disease (Yup, BOTH prizes at the bottom of MY Cracker Jack box! ) and had a very successful bilateral DBS in 2010, however, a person can't have multiple neurostimulators.

So, I guess I have a lifetime of pain pills to look forward to....(cue the violins! )

Thanks for listening!
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dx'ed w/Young Onset Parkinson's Disease May 2006 at age 43. Symptomatic since 1997 or earlier. DBS June 22, 2010

dx'ed w/TN on right side 2007. GK x4, last GK 02/2013
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