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I suppose now I have been approved for the operation I should let you know what happens next. As I understand it I will have a telephone call to assess my mental state about having implants, surgery, anesthetic etc. Then a MRI scan which will be used to map out precisely what and where they need to target. If I recall correctly the target is about 1.5mm big (about the size of a grain of rice). Assuming both of those go well I will be notified of the morning I need to be at the hospital and the day after if all remains well I will be discharged to come home. May not be a long recovery but I will not be allowed to drive for 6 weeks. Then back to hospital for the big switch on.

If you want to know more about DBS, the Parkinson’s UK has some very good information here;    Deep brain stimulation | Parkinson’s UK

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