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>Are there any PWP on the List who are taking pain killers for another >condition--other than PD? I know opiates are contraindicated for PD. Meds >such as Percocet, etc. apparently occupy the same dopamine receptors and >exacerbate PD symptoms. My husband has been in constant pain since his >disastrous hernia surgery what was disastrous about it? has he tried to obtain correction of the disaster? > in late '98 and he has tried to tough it out, with >minimal medication. But now we are going to start pursuing pain management >and, of course, meds that will do the job are in the opiate group. Catch 22? > >Need some input, please. acupuncture might help. >Ann Gibbons >[log in to unmask] -- Ron Vetter 1936, '84 PD dz mailto:[log in to unmask] http://www.ridgecrest.ca.us/~rfvetter