Share

Roswitha S.

Roswitha S. notices from small changes that something has changed in her, but cannot interpret the symptoms. In 2004, she was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease and started a square dance class with her husband shortly afterwards. She finds the dancing extremely helpful in relation to the Parkinson's disease. At the time of the interview, she had been living with the disease for sixteen years. In 2017, she started Deep Brain Stimulation therapy. In the time before treatment, she was very unwell and sees Deep Brain Stimulation as a last resort. At the time of the interview, the surgery was seven years ago. Even before receiving the diagnosis of Parkinson's disease, Roswitha S. had quit her job as a biology teacher. Age at the time of diagnosis: 52 Treatment: Deep brain stimulation

View all experiences

TEXT

No choice

Roswitha S. reports that she was very unwell before the operation.

TRANSCRIPT

Interviewer: How did you experience the moment of decision? Was it stressful for you? Roswitha S.: Yes, I told you, before the operation, I was in such a bad way that I didn't really care about anything. I think I knew that this was a command, it was like flying to the moon. But you didn't know how it would turn out. But there was no other choice. I had this choice and no other.

Related experiences

Thaddeus H.

Invasiveness

Decisive for Thaddeus H. and his wife is that the treatment with the Duodopa® pump can be stopped at any time and its lower invasiveness compared to deep brain stimulation.

Treatment with Deep Brain Stimulation

Alma H.

Doctor's recommendation

After the pills stopped working well, Alma H. was recommended treatment with the Duodopa® pump.

Treatment with Deep Brain Stimulation

Other experiences by Roswitha S.

Roswitha S.

Roswitha S. notices from small changes that something has changed in her, but cannot interpret the symptoms. In 2004, she was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease and started a square dance class with her husband shortly afterwards. She finds the dancing extremely helpful in relation to the Parkinson's disease. At the time of the interview, she had been living with the disease for sixteen years. In 2017, she started Deep Brain Stimulation therapy. In the time before treatment, she was very unwell and sees Deep Brain Stimulation as a last resort. At the time of the interview, the surgery was seven years ago. Even before receiving the diagnosis of Parkinson's disease, Roswitha S. had quit her job as a biology teacher. Age at the time of diagnosis: 52 Treatment: Deep brain stimulation

Roswitha S.

Changes on the eye

Roswitha S. tells of changes in her eye that cause her to make mistakes when writing.

Diagnosis