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Gordie did say he felt some better when put on sinemet but it is not obvious to me. I see him regressing actually. What does PD plus actually mean as far as any relief to the symptoms? I wonder if this was what the neuro was referring to? As long as he can still get around we will be okay. I dread when I can't do enough for him. I sure hope that time is a long time off. Norma Camilla Flintermann wrote: > >I was thinking about this post this morning and realize our Neuro is > >what could be called a general practitioner in the field of neurology > >right? So I guess we will welcome the specialist. > > > >I was wondering... It appears my husband is more of the rigid type than > >the tremor > >type. Do the typical meds work for this type or are they more for stopping the > >tremors? > > > >Norma > SNIPPED > > Norma-- he must have Type 2 PD, as Peter does--with no real tremor, but > rigidity and slowness.. and Sinemet, etc will help this, if he has > "regular' PD and not one of the PD+ syndromes. Sinemet can be diagnostic > in fact. Yes, do see an MDS. Whatever is going on, you need to know just > what you are dealing with. Take care---this is a very stressful time, I > know. > > Camilla Flintermann, CG for Peter 82/70/55 > Oxford, Ohio > <[log in to unmask]> > > on the web at http://www.geocities.com/camillahf/index.html > and also at http://members.tripod.lycos.nl/genugten/flinterm.htm > > "Ask me about the CARE list for Caregivers of Parkinsonians ! " > And visit the CARE webring at http://www.pdcaregiver.org > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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