Re: DBS only patients alert

[Barry Black <blackxxx@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi

On reflection , the TVcamera was already on including the spot light and the
crew were interviewing the people whowere sitting in  a semi circle..I was
the 6th person to be viewed and I saw myself on the TV news that night and
my head was badly tilted to the right shoulder and you could see the tremor.

Thanks for your help . I am now wondering if I need to carry my magnet with
me every time I go out of the house in case I get zapped again. What other
kinds of electrical devices can cause the probem ie airport security, retail
shop anti theft systems

Regards , Barry in Ausrtalia

PS , I have only copied you on my reply
pps  I note from yoiur email address that you are at IBM. I worked for
Control Data from age 26 - 43 when I had to quit because of my problems . I
am now 59 and work/play with my home PC every day .I cant wait for stem
cells and Australian scientists have been given the green lightt to proceed
with haste


----- Original Message -----

From: KF Etzold <etzold@xxxxxxxxxx>
To: <PARKINSN@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, May 10, 2002 9:01 AM
Subject: Re: DBS only patients alert


> It is highly unlikely that the camera caused this problem. The more likely
> cause is some other equipment such as the spotlights. Any equipment that
> draws a current generates a magnetic field; the stronger the current the
> stronger the field. So if a strong light is turned on a strong magnetic
> pulse is generated.
>
> The TV camera uses very little electricity and was (in your case
relatively
> far away, considering the strength of the magnetic fields required). So
the
> incident maybe related to the camera but probably only indirectly.
>
> Warnings are commonly posted for Pacemaker users and the DBS generator
> probably has similar sensitivities. Were you given any warnings by the
> generator manufacturer?
>
> K. F.  cg Carline
>
>
> Barry Black <blackxxx@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>@listserv.utoronto.ca> on 05/09/2002
> 06:24:42 PM
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> The following incident happened to me yesterday
>
> I was ready to be interviewed by a TV crew and the camera man pointed the
> camera directly at me from abour 5 feet,
>
> The moment he turned the camera on, I felt my right side stimulator turn
> off
> and a very bad tremor began in my left side. Strangly enough I was able to
> walk without any aids. I sat down for a few minutes but tremor continued,
>
> I took 2 sinemet 100 and chewed them for fast action and that helped.
>
> I had my operation 4 years ago and batteries are still strong. My doctor
is
> an hours drive and it is only 15 minutes to my home. So I headed for home
> where my Medtronic MAGNET is.
>
> I used the magnet and within one second I turned myself on and I had no
> tremor.
>
> So beware of TV cameras.
>
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