Almost go time. The next time you hear from me it'll likely be from the trail somewhere. Deep Woods and his brother-in-law are just about set. We'll all meet up in Abingdon, VA the night before we make the quick trip to Mt Rogers Outfitters in Damascus to catch our shuttle. The elevation profile for … Continue reading To The Mountains We Go!
A brief update on what's been going on and what we have coming up. No more news as of yet from SLU with respect to the results of the evaluation for DBS. I have an appointment with them next month and I imagine that they'll tell me that physically I'm a candidate but mentally I'm … Continue reading Countin’ The Days…
MRI and consultation with the neurosurgeon at Saint Louis University Hospital to determine if I'm a candidate for DBS have been bumped out to January. For now I'm just doing some research and compiling questions prior to the consultation. As I mentioned in the last post, I have a lot of reservations about moving forward with … Continue reading SERENITY NOW!!!
Well, I had my initial evaluation for Essential Tremor treatment using DBS by one of the neurosurgeons at SLU (Saint Louis University) hospital and he has now referred me to the neurosurgeon that would actually perform the procedure. And they’re sending me to a neuropsychologist to make sure that I’m actually ok psychologically with proceeding … Continue reading An Essential Tremor Journey. Decisions, decisions…
