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Good morning Sylvia, and welcome to the group. One big problem many of us (especially men) have is the denial of our symptoms and of the disease itself. Will your father admit that he has trouble walking or with his balance? Would he be more accepting at this point if his condition was described as a movement disorder? There are people who have been in your situation in this group and also in the PD caretakers group. To join the latter, send a message to: [log in to unmask] and in the body of the message type this command: subscribe CARE Sylvia Rogers Also for information see the National Parkinson's Foundation web site at www.parkinson.org. There are many others. I put together a list at www.pdindex.org. It sounds like your general MD is not dealing with the problem appropriately. All of the symptoms you describe are consistent with a diagnosis of PD, and many of them would be helped by proper medication. Who made the diagnosis? How was the diagnosis communicated to the general MD? Ideally your father should be treated by a good movement disorder specialist, as might be found in an academic medical center, or at least his general MD should be working in consultation with one. Best wishes, Phil Tompkins Amherst Massachusetts age 62/dx 1990 On 4 Nov 2000, at 0:55, SYLVIA ROGERS wrote: > Hi,my name is Sylvia I joined this email group thinking I could learn > some information. My Father was diagnosed a year ago with parkinsons. He > was having trouble with his balance,no energy, and trouble breathing. He > has been diagnosed with emphazema sp. also. He walks very slow and > staggers some and has to catch himself. A few weeks ago he froze up in > the lobby of the dr. office. I didnt make a big deal of it,I just walked > back to him and waited until he could move. This past weekend he froze > getting up from his chair,half up and couldnt move. His eating is > sooooo!!!! slow and I notice he does not swallow meat much any more. He > still says he does not have parkinsons but a breathing problem,thats > all. His dr. did not put him on any meds as of now,but sent him to > physical therepy.Our next appt. is 12-12-00. He goes to a general MD. a > Pulmanary DR. and none of them will tell him that parkinsons is causing > the energy problem, or mention the parkinsons.His memory is shot . He > cant remember anything of solve any problems. What do we look for next > the dr. says he is in the early stages,but he has had the tremors for > over 13 years. Is this the right group to post this > to????? Thanks Sylvia Rogers