Parkinson's surgery - Real life stories
Below people with Parkinson's tell us about their experiences of
deep brain stimulation
Deep brain stimulation is a form of surgery that is used to
treat some of the symptoms of
Parkinson's
You can read about other types of surgery in our section on
surgical treatment of Parkinson's
Kathy was diagnosed with Parkinson's in 2001. In February this
year she had deep brain stimulation surgery. She's writing a diary
for Parkinson's UK about her experiences following her surgery.
Cliff tells us how deep brain stimulation helped him control his
Parkinson's enough to play a part in family life again.
Trevor Mills's story
The BBC's Inside Out East programme ran a 2-part series about
Trevor Mills, who had deep brain stimulation surgery for
Parkinson's in 2009.
Originally broadcast in October and November 2009, you can still
watch the programmes on the BBC website:
- Trevor's story part
1 (scroll down the page on the BBC site to watch the programme)
- showed Trevor before the operation and the process that he went
through to find out if he was suitable for the treatment.
- Trevor's story part
2 (scroll down the page on the BBC site to watch the programme)
- showed Trevor having the operation and the positive impact it's
had on his life.
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