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Hi Kathleen, I too had surgery a little over a year ago and also felt great. I was DX in 1997 and had signs in 1994. I run and do yoga to help keep this thing at bay. I still have times that I wake and know that I am in a bad time not able to run well and just all over not well then I wake some mornings and know that things are better. I feel that we all have those spells. The winter seems the hardest for me, but still run and keep going. I did how ever feel that right after surgery that I did not need my pills, for about a week I think. I wonder if the anesthesia had anything to do with that. Janice ----- Original Message ----- From: Kathleen Cochran <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Sunday, November 18, 2001 7:17 PM Subject: Re: tremors and surgery > In a message dated 11/18/2001 12:56:19 AM, [log in to unmask] writes: > > << ...for about 3-4 days post op i required almost none of my daily meds. I > felt the best that i've felt for 5 years....My neuro just keeps telling me to > keep up with exercise, when i can, and theres hope around the corner for new > treatments in the coming years. I'm tired of waiting and think i'm starting > to get depressed. >> > > Kathy, > > I think your story of feeling terrific post-op is very interesting. Could > there be something about being under anesthesia that gives the brain and body > a chance to relax and regroup? I wonder if any of the doctors on the list can > comment. > > I can well imagine that after 16 years, you are tired of waiting. Having > logged less than half your time with PD, I often find it daunting to think of > the road ahead, and I occasionally have the irrational thought that I can > just say "OK, enough, I'm ready for this to be over now" and the disease will > somehow disappear. Your three or four days of feeling better than you have > in years sounds like that dream come true, and having those good feelings > disappear must have felt cruel. No wonder you are downcast. > > Keeping up our spirits with this disease is hard work - possibly the hardest > work of all. I wish you the best, and I urge you to seek whatever support you > need. > > I am glad you reached out to the list. Please keep posting. > > Regards, > Kathleen > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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