Dear Sandy-- glad about Ryan, but so sorry tht your visit to the pain management doctor was not helpful. You must be really disappointed. What avenue can you explore next, I wonder? You mentioned narcotics, but that doesn't go well with PD. let us know how things go..... Camilla Flintermann, CG for Peter 82/70/55 Oxford, Ohio <[log in to unmask]> on the web at http://members.tripod.lycos.nl/genugten/flinterm.htm and also at http://www.geocities.com/camillahf/index.html "Ask me about the CARE list for Caregivers of Parkinsonians ! " And visit the CARE webring at http://www.crosswinds.net/~caregivers/index.html