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The doc was an idiot. (Sorry, I'm tired, and don't feel charitable.) PD USUALLY begins on one side of the body. And, yeah, Valium (or other benzos)can help,as a temporary "fix", but you need to run (a little Parky humor), not walk, to a competent neurologist. And don't overdo it with the Valium. People with Parkinson's are sensitive to meds. Carole H. --- "M. Brown" <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Just got back from the ER. I called my Dr. and he told > me to go. I was > shaking so bad I could barely drive. The ER Dr. was > pretty useless. She > said that Parkinson's never affects just one side only. > I said that I had > read that it often begins on one side only and then > progresses to both > sides. She replied in that tone that only Drs. can do > that she had seen > very many Parkinson's patients and had never seen it only > on one side. > > I'm not shaking as bad as I was, but still having trouble > drinking or > smoking (yeah, I know I should quit). She wasn't even > willing to give me a > prescription for the anitviral flu pill that I can't > remember the name of > that helps. > > I have an appointment with my regular Dr. on Friday. I > guess I'll just > shake til then. Does valium help? I have some left over > from episodes of > muscle spasms. > > Anyway, thanks everyone who has replied both on the list > and off. > > Mark > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <[log in to unmask]> > To: <[log in to unmask]> > Sent: Monday, April 22, 2002 9:12 PM > Subject: Re: Intro From Mark > > > > Mark - > > > > RUN, do not walk, to a neurologist who specializes in > movement disorders. > > Yes, it sounds like you might have early onset PD but > many other > conditions > > can mimic this disease. > > > > I was early onset too at age 32. > > > > Take a moment to read the online diary of my > experiences with a highly > > experimental research project for this hideous > condition. Go to URL: > > > > <A > HREF="http://www.geocities.com/jimcfinn/index.html"> > > http://www.geocities.com/jimcfinn/index.html</A> > > > > In the meantime, the sooner the better for getting an > appointment with a > good > > neuro. > > > > Jim Finn > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > 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 __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Games - play chess, backgammon, pool and more http://games.yahoo.com/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn