Hi Bruce, I have similar experiences with flu and I want to add another remarkable fact. I had from my 4th till my 38th astmatic bronchitis (that's how they called that in Holland). I used quite a bit medication for it and I had still days that I couldn't do much. After my 38th I haven;t used any medication for bronchitis anymore. Guess when I started with PD? Correct ! On my 38 th ! (That was 14 years ago) I always tell people there is only room for 1 disease in my body. I wait for a chance to kick that out !! Kees Paap ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn