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hi i have had dbs but still cant walk without meds any help ??

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Hi Mack hart,you may need an adjustment or fine tuneing after the initial surgery.I wd contact the Dr.Best wishes BonitaB

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STEVEDAFISHMAN in reply to cbhealth

There are no adjustment parameters for freezing gait, shuffling gait, balance, falling down, or any other pd symtomatic gait disorder whatoever..What exactly does this mean?..The DBS programming unit does not have adjustment features for gait period..Gait problems are not programmable

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thank you for your reply why wasnt i told this before surgery???

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Excellent pic thanks for sharing. Lovely family.

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mckchart in reply to Erniediaz1018

yes my grandsons do us proud

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