Hey out there. Sorry that it has taken me a few days to get back in touch with all of you who may have been wondering how my DBS is going. Well, it's great, GREAT, GREAT! I was activated on Tuesday. I went in to the office using my walker and obviously was "off" so as to truly get the effectiveness of the stimulator. I carried the walker out the car!. People in the waiting room were cheering and clapping when I came out of the room and someone who they had just seen barely getting along with a walker was now walking a fairly normal gait. That was an incredible moment when my doctor asked me to get up and take a few steps! Since then, I have been taking meds just to supplement the stimulator if I feel like I am getting stiff,etc. I was taking Stalevo every 3 hrs. I think I took it 2x yesterday and once so far today. I am sleeping better-not rigid and uncomfortable to where I am constantly trying to find that spot in bed. In addition I am not as fatigued during the day. My face has made a drastic change in that the parkinson's "mask" is mostly gone. Heck, I can get up now and actually get to the bathroom in the morning, not having to use a bedside urinal or wait til that first dose kicks in. All I can say is this is a great blessing and I am very thankful to have this experience. It is beyond words.