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If you are the Barb that can sign me off, please do so. Ubsubscribe me or whatever. I have lost my instructions. Shirley -----Original Message----- From: Barbara Patterson <[log in to unmask]> To: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]> Date: Thursday, January 20, 2000 9:56 AM Subject: Re: Sinemet **** >My previous message was certainly not intended to make anyone feel >'scolded and patronized'. It is merely one of the many expected tasks of >a listowner to ensure that all listmembers are aware that this is a >support group, an 'information exchange'... intended to raise the level >of knowledge about living with pd ... intended to help pwp's & their >caregivers be better prepared when meeting with their physicians and is >in NO WAY intended to replace professional medical advice. > >There is only one person totally responsible for MY health care and that >is ME. The only person totally responsible for YOUR health care is YOU. >If your family physician or neurologist or any other kind of ologist' >does not recognize and respect the fact that you are in a partnership >when it comes to your health care, fire him/her & hire another one if >that is at all possible. (For example, I have been diagnosed for 8 years >and am seeing Neuro #3.) But one cannot expect health care professionals >to maintain that relationship if the pwp unilaterally makes changes >unless this has been negotiated and agreed upon by both. > >We know what the symptoms of pd feel like. We know what the side effects >of the medication feel like. Thanks to the incredible variety of >information available to us on the internet, including the parkinsn list, >we have a clearer understanding of available treatments. We walk into >our doctors' offices far better prepared than ever before. In >partnership with the doctors' skills & education, we make a formidable >team against pd. > >Barb >=========================================================================== = >Barbara Patterson [log in to unmask] >HSC 2J22 905-525-9140, ext. 22403 > School of Nursing >=========================================================================== =