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Functional tremors: Anyone had this?
Brain & Nervous System | Last Active: Oct 12, 2023 | Replies (88)Comment receiving replies
If these tremors become hard to live with, Vanderbilt now has a surgery that eliminates them. I have two friends who recently had this procedure and are pleased. Granted, you may not be in close proximity to Nashville and I think two trips are involved. I can see this is not a good time for you(I had lumpectomy and radiation 23 years ago). Just keep on back burner in case of need. Don't know if other hospitals do this procedure.
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Am I understanding the DBS implant to be the cure but people still have to take meds to make it work? Maybe that is only for Parkinson's people like Ketterer and his wife??
I had heard of the DBS before but thought it stopped the tremors w/o medicine for tremors.
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Most Hospitals now do invasive procedures. they just don't know how
long it lasts. they can only do one hand, then you come back, not sure how long
and they do the other hand. there are side effects to this. I looked into it. I have
had Essential Tremors since I was 20; now it is worse. I am 81 and I lost my
writing, and I use the speaker to e-mail or text on my iPhone.