Dr. McFarling Talks about Parkinson's Disease

A New Surgery to Relieve Symptoms will be Available in Corpus Christi

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Story Created: Jul 6, 2008 at 8:58 AM CDT

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July 6, 2008

Dr. Dave McFarling talks about a less intrusive surgery to help Parkinsons patients that is going to become available in Corpus Christi in the coming months. He also answers a viewer's medical question.

Sunday, Jul 6 at 9:30 AM Mary Brundidge wrote ...

I have had the DBS and at times I have such severe pains in my left leg it is hard to walk. Sometimes it feels like it is the muscles and other times in the bones and when my stimulator is turned on it is worse. Could this be connected to the stimulator?

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