Mike; Don't YOU give up. You are doing the right thing to see someone else. I drive 4 hours one way to a Univ. every time I see my neuro and i'm starting to get use to it. Stop and do something fun along the way or take a friend with you. Good luck!! Diane ----- Original Message ----- From: Mike Falcone <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Wednesday, August 08, 2001 11:01 AM Subject: My neurologist has given up ........ > 10 months of Requip, Mirapex and SinemetCR. Nothing, no improvement at all. > > Neuro has made an appointment for me at a large University research hospital > to see a Movement Disorder Specialist. The 3 1/2 hour round trip is horrible > to think about, I hate car trips. > > He thinks I have "striatal nigra degeneration" which he called untreatable > Parkinson's. > > Oh well > > Mike > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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