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My name is Ellen Reitkopp. I am semi-retired and living in Florida enjoying the warmth and the sports. I was recently diagnosed with early stage Parkinsons-trouble brushing my teeth and not much right arm swing when walking. Also some change in gait with the right foot. There is a disagreement between my internist and neurologist at Kaiser and the specialist I went to on my own. They are not convinced it is Parkinsons. They still think it might be a micro TIA. Historically, has Kaiser Permanente been reluctant to diagnose PD? NIH has agreed to see me in February to add another opinion which they have agreed to accept. They want to see more symptons before they put me on medications. The specialist says why wait? She recommends Requip to start in order to delay the onset of more severe effects. I did start 2000 units of vitamin E and this did ease some of the sensations. I feel as though I am being pulled apart instead of reassured that we are moving together in the right direction. Please share your combined wisdom. Thank you. --------------------------------- Do You Yahoo!? Check out Yahoo! Shopping and Yahoo! Auctionsfor all of your holiday gifts! ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn