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Hi, Everyone, Someone better pinch me because I think I'm in a Sinemet/Mirapex cocoon! You know, the kind where you sit in a comfortable chair, and, before you know it, you're out like a light "adventuring in La La Land! Today was the day. This afternoon the time. And what an experience! However, to fully explain this amazing occurrence more completely, let me walk back a few paces. To prepare for my appointment with my new internist, I took a copy of the HOW DID WE GET HERE ANYWAY SURVEY, changed the WE to I and completed it as I did before for the actual survey-plus additions. I also completed my Power of Attorney - Advance Health Care Directive and took a copy of it with me, too. I had to be sure that my new physician would agree to my "HEALTH CARE" decisions. Upon entering the office, the receptionist handed me the usual basic "patient history" form. I offered my survey instead. She looked at it and told me that it was far and above anything they had given me. Then she made arrangements to have a blank copy of the survey sent to their office for their use Another sheet was handed to me. This one was entitled: HOW TO GET THE MOST OF TODAY'S APPOINTMENT, and it covered the day's major concern, information on any med refills necessary, room for pertinent questions to be asked and a reminder to be aware of what procedures were done and what would be done during the next appointment. It finalized with a reminder to carry the doctor's card in case of an emergency. Was I impressed! Aside from the usual short history, the only thing I have been constantly asked at each medical visit was/is, "Do you have Black Lung Disease!?!" After the usual weight, height, blood pressure routine, I was escorted into an examining room. Some time later, the doctor and a resident appeared. They had been late getting into the examining room because they had not only been studying my survey information, they had actually gotten my records from neurology and were amazingly versed on my medical condition! There he stood with this huge file! All I could think of was, "Is this for real!?!" Before he could do anything, I mentioned that before I could be his patient, I had to be sure he agreed to my health care instructions and showed him the pages. He not only completely agreed with me, he congratulated me on the caliber of the material presented and said he wished that all of his patients were so well prepared. He even filled in his own section on PRIMARY PHYSICIAN! Excited? Ecstatic? Dare I say? What followed was an hour and a half of discussion and exam. Instead of telling me what I needed, it was, "These are the things we can do for you. You decide what is the most important for you NOW." In addition, I was informed that I had an excellent neuro-one extremely capable M.D., and he would be consulting with that M.D. before my next appointment with him. Words cannot fully express how impressed I was/am with his knowledge of my case! He verified the ongoing diagnosis--something different, not seen before, the area of the brain involved, etc. To me, this is almost too good to be true, but just in case I'm dreaming, please do me a favor. Don't awaken me! In thought and mind; in caring and friendship, E of the headdress ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn