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Hi Juanita, is that sinemet regular or CR? Mario ----- Original Message ----- From: "Juanita Hibbert" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Tuesday, May 01, 2001 3:07 PM Subject: Re: Fw: Parkinsons? Long > Chuck a coupl of yrs ago George was appearing to go downhill rapidly. > The > culmination of many Dr trips hosp trips > turned out to be senimet adjustment. > He also was on a med that was not interacting well with his other meds. > His balance had gotten so bad he was falling 2 or 3 times a day. He was > nauseated all the time plus he could not hold anything in his hand. His > tremors became almost violent We are ever so thankful that we had a very > good RN > assessing him in the rehab center in turn > she introduced us to a new very young > Dr in town. Within a mo Geo had become strong and stable enough to walk > with only a cane. Thats from a wheelchair, not being able to stand > without assistance > After coming home he then improved to walking 1 1/2 mi every day. He has > begun to weakin a bit recently, however this is from his peripheral > neuropathy in his legs. His PD meds have remained at senemet > 25/100 2 tabs 5xdaily for about 2 yrs.. > He now walks with a cane in the house > and a walker when he walks the dog. > His tremors are still very well controlled. > Please have your primary care DR plus nuero reevaluate your meds. > Just suggestions. Good luck. > Juanita CG for George 75/71/64 > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] > In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn