Barb M, Thanks for the input. I'll look into those suggestions, especially Dr.
Iacano, if I get to the point where I may need surgery. Right now my symptons are
rather mild, Fatigue and mild tremor being the worse.
Bob Chapman
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Barbara Mallut wrote:

> Bob... A coupla alternatives to driving back to Phoenix every few months:
>
> You might try giving the Eisenhower Medical Center in Palm Springs (actually,
> I think it's in Rancho Mirage, which is right next-door to Palm Springs) a
> call and see if they have a movement disorder specialist on  staff.  This is a
> state-of-the-art med center and I'd think they'd have that kind of specialist
> on staff.
>
> Dr .Robert Iacono's office is in Redlands which isn't all that far from Palm
> Springs - maybe an hour away - and that's at least closer than Phoenix.  Dr.
> Iacono is a top notch movement disorder specialist.  You cna also ask his
> office for an MD referral in the Palm Springs area.
>
> Barb Mallut
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> ----------
> From:   Parkinson's Information Exchange on behalf of Bob Chapman
> Sent:   Tuesday, April 07, 1998 4:02 PM
> To:     Multiple recipients of list PARKINSN
> Subject:        Re: doctor search
>
> Nancy
> ' you can find some excellent PD docs in Phoenix at the Barrows Neurological
> Institute and the Mayo Clinic. My Doc is Abraham Lieberman, (Barrows N.I.
> 602-406-6300). he is one of the best in the country, maybe the world. As a
> matter of fact I am moving next month to Palm Springs CA and plan to drive the
> 350 miles back to Phoenix, every 3-4 months, to continue seeing him. Good Luck
> in wherever you go.
> Bob Chapman
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> Nancy Burnham wrote:
>
> > A while back someone gave the following site to locate doctors
> >  http://www.ama-assn.org/aps/amahg.htm.  I tried it as I was wondering if
> > there were any movement specialist in Montana.  There are none, but one
> > stated that his specialty is PD.  He is 240 miles away, but I might try to
> > contact him.  At present we see doctors where ever we might be visiting.
> > Mayo at Rochester three times, and KU this last year.  It's ok, but would be
> > nice to have someone closer.  Don has family near Phoenix so that would be a
> > nice winter get-a-way once a year.  But still along way from home.
> >
> > After a week of passport problems and visa problems( the Nigerian embassy is
> > something else!) Don will finally be leaving for Nigeria tomorrow.  Can you
> > believe it  costs an additional $800 more to fly from Helena.  If they drive
> > to Billings (240 miles) it only cost $180 more.  That is in addition to the
> > price of the original ticket which they had to cancel because of all the
> > problems.  That is another long story .
> > Nigeria is the most corrupt country in the world.  The first time he went he
> > got salmonella food poisoning which took the doctors one month to diagnose.
> > All went well the other 7 times.  I'm praying he gets home save and sound
> > from this trip.
> > Nancy B cg for Don 64/14