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What types of vitamins does your husband take. We are new to this game, we feel very strongly about supplements. Ginger ----- Original Message ----- From: "Schaaf Angus / Meadow Creek Ranch" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Wednesday, September 05, 2001 6:33 PM Subject: Re: Parkinsonisms > Sure sounds like you are on the right tract. A different diagnosis , maybe > a movement disorder specialist can help . Even with PD , not all persons > respond favorably to PD meds. My husband cannot take PD meds for his > problems so he must watch his diet very carefully and take lots of vitamin > supplements to help him. > Hopefully a different diagnosis will help her prognosis for improvement. > Maybe it is a stroke or something entirely different. If she has a > diecontrast MRI , you should be able to differenentate between Parkinsons > and MS. A CT would show up a stroke or other abnormalities. Our prayers go > out to you in your struggle to do the best for Gert. You both seem very > special. D.L. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Ms S" <[log in to unmask]> > To: <[log in to unmask]> > Sent: Wednesday, September 05, 2001 4:10 PM > Subject: Parkinsonisms > > > > I have been luring and posting a little for the past three weeks.... I > > have been watching the protein intake and timing of meds for Gert, the > > woman I care for... and she seems to be getting worse, not better.... I > > read today in an APDA pamphlet about SND... She is in early starges of > > "PD" DX about 1 yr ago, meds not effective, and now getting worse when I > > expected it to be better... gait and balance problems...no tremor.... I > > plan on calling her doctor, and requesting thet he take her off the > > meds...and explore the probability of this not being Parkinson's... > > What would you all do ? > > Renee > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn