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Katie, I sympathize with you in your confusion concerning the MDS's decision that you do not have PD. I assume that you did not ask why they thought this. The question is valid but it does upset many professional people. My neuro twice increased my Sinemet dosage when I felt the symptoms were under control. The first time his answer was that he detected a slight change in my gait. Six months later he said he was increasing the dosage because "it will slow down the progress of the PD." He is no longer my neuro. I persuaded my GP to work with me and he is learning with me. I am not convinced that I have PD but searching for a new name does nothing to relieve the symptoms. I am 84 and feel lucky that I still have "symptoms". I urge you and all other PWP's to question the basis for every medical decision. If you don't understand the answer, write it down and go to your computer for help. In doing so you will be helping all of us. Peace, Bob Berger _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn