ervin, am 67; diagnosed in february 2001; currently, 2 mirapex (.25 mg) + 1 sinimet (25/100) three times a day. keep me informed of your progress...nilo On Wed, 25 Dec 2002 21:37:50 -0800 Ervin McCarthy <[log in to unmask]> writes: > Nilo, I'm sticking to schedule but it's really too early to tell. > Two weeks > is not enough time. > It sounds like you have a very gracious wife. > Stay in touch and let me know how you are doing. > What is your age, and what medications are you taking? > > Ervin McCarthy > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "NILO A SARMIENTO" <[log in to unmask]> > To: <[log in to unmask]> > Sent: Wednesday, December 25, 2002 6:50 PM > Subject: Re: J Warner Mills - Phyllis > > > > hi, ervin! > > > > > You offered to go to India after two months if there was no > change > > > while > > > taking his medication. > > > Am I missing something, what could be accomplished in India > that > > > you > > > couldn't do at home taking the medication?. > > > > That's my wife's position: she would support whatever action I > need to > > take to get cured. From what I have picked up over the net, I do > not > > think going to India will be necessary. It's good to know that > she's > > prepared to go that far!!! > > > > How are you doing with the treatment? > > > > nilo > > > > > > > > On Wed, 25 Dec 2002 17:53:53 -0800 Ervin McCarthy > > <[log in to unmask]> writes: > > > Nilo. I also have been taking Dr. Paneri's medication for about > two > > > weeks. > > > You offered to go to India after two months if there was no > change > > > while > > > taking his medication. > > > Am I missing something, what could be accomplished in India > that > > > you > > > couldn't do at home taking the medication?. > > > Best Wishes and a Merry Christmas. > > > Ervin McCarthy > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "NILO A SARMIENTO" <[log in to unmask]> > > > To: <[log in to unmask]> > > > Sent: Wednesday, December 25, 2002 10:20 AM > > > Subject: Re: J Warner Mills - Phyllis > > > > > > > > > > Hi, Raj, > > > > Thanks for the internet address of Dr. Paneri. As I said, I > would > > > be in > > > > LA area Dec. 7-21; at around 10 PM on Saturday, Dec. 7, I > received > > > an > > > > email from Dr. Paneri to call him at a number in LA. I called, > and > > > the > > > > man who answered identified himself as Nathan, a friend of > Dr. > > > Paneri; he > > > > was handling appointments; he said he was scheduling me for 9 > AM > > > on > > > > Sunday, Dec. 8; I turned over the phone to my daughter, > Susan, > > > for > > > > directions. > > > > We were able to see him at the place Nathan's place. Dr. > Paneri > > > felt my > > > > pulse and told me that he could cure me. He proceeded to give > us > > > some > > > > idea of what Ayurvedic Medicine was about. The treatment > would > > > consist in > > > > my taking his medicine, following a diet he would prescribe, > and > > > > meditation. "In three years, you will be cured," he said with > a > > > good > > > > deal of conviction, confidence and assurance. And the cost? > "A > > > month's > > > > supply costs $90 + $5 for shipping or $190 for a two month > supply. > > > I will > > > > formulate your medicine when I get back to India, and you > should > > > receive > > > > your supply in early January." My wife, Lydia, told him that > we > > > would be > > > > willing to go to India for treatment. "That won't be > necessary; > > > in the > > > > course of your treatment, we will be in touch; but if you do > not > > > feel any > > > > improvement after two months or so, I'd be happy to have you > come > > > to > > > > India as my guests." He then turned on his laptop, and had > Susan > > > read > > > > aloud some email messages from his patients reporting on > their > > > progress. > > > > "Cure" was what I was looking for, although I did not know > what > > > that > > > > meant in the case of Parkinson's for which western medicine > has > > > found no > > > > cure, until he told us that Nathan, his host, was one of his > > > patients. On > > > > our way out, I asked Nathan about Dr. Paneri. "I owe him my > life," > > > he > > > > responded, and proceeded to tell us about his own case. > > > > Over ten years ago, he had a very bad case of Parkinson's; > [he > > > > demonstrated by "violently" shaking his arms and legs]. One > day, > > > while he > > > > was traveling abroad, a stranger told him, "I see you've got > > > Parkinson's. > > > > You should see this man," and handed him a calling card. > Nathan > > > took the > > > > card, and put it inside his passport, and forgot about what > the > > > stranger > > > > told him, until one day, he took out his passport, and out > fell > > > the card. > > > > On the card was Dr. Paneri's name and address. Nathan went to > Dr. > > > Paneri > > > > for treatment. > > > > "After two weeks or so of taking his medicine, I began to > feel > > > better; > > > > but when I skipped the medicine, the symptoms would come > right > > > back," > > > > Nathan said. "Around eight months or so of following his > > > instructions, > > > > as strictly as I could, I felt I was back to my former self > and > > > decided > > > > to gradually decrease dosage of his medicine, until I was > finally > > > off it > > > > completely. I have not taken any of his medicine or any other > > > medications > > > > for the past ten years. Just looking at your symptoms, he's > going > > > to cure > > > > you in a much shorter time: I was in a far worse condition > than > > > you." > > > > Nathan in such good health was more proof than I needed. > > > > I have another reason for seeking a cure from Parkinson's: my > > > eldest > > > > brother has a very severe case of a neurological disease that > has > > > defied > > > > any diagnosis thus far by any of the specialists he had been > to; > > > as a > > > > direct result of this disease, he has not been able to lift > both > > > arms for > > > > almost five years; all his muscles are gone; both his arms > hang by > > > his > > > > side like two withered branches. In effect, his disease is > > > similar to > > > > Parkinson's, for which western conventional medicine has not > found > > > a > > > > cure. If Dr. Paneri has indeed found a cure for Parkinson's > (and > > > I have > > > > seen one such cure in Nathan Zackheim), who knows he might > also > > > find a > > > > cure for my brother. If after two months on the Paneri > regimen I > > > find > > > > myself markedly improved, I intend to take my brother to > India > > > for > > > > treatment under Dr. Paneri. > > > > I will soon be undergoing some tests to determine if I am a > > > candidate for > > > > DBS. My hope is that I won't have to undergo invasive brain > > > surgery, > > > > just to alleviate my symptoms. > > > > Nilo > > > > > > > > On Mon, 23 Dec 2002 16:19:20 -0500 > "[log in to unmask]" > > > > <[log in to unmask]> writes: > > > > > Hi! Phyllis: > > > > > Which alternative approach you are taking? I am > very > > > happy > > > > > to learn that > > > > > your approach has resulted in reversal of almost all the PD > > > > > stmptoms. > > > > > Would you mind sharing with us your treatment protocol? > > > > > I too am stll avoiding prescription meds for the > same > > > > > reason. So far I > > > > > have been lucky in keeping things under control with > > > alternative > > > > > approaches. As you might know, I have recently started > > > ayurvedic > > > > > treatment. However, it is too early to expect any results. > > > > > looking forward to hear from you. > > > > > Raj > > > > > ************** > > > > > > > > > > Original Message: > > > > > ----------------- > > > > > From: Phyllis [log in to unmask] > > > > > Date: Mon, 23 Dec 2002 13:40:24 -0700 > > > > > To: [log in to unmask] > > > > > Subject: J Warner Mills > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I am very grateful for your input. I too have relentlessly > > > pursued > > > > > an > > > > > alternative medicine approach to my PD and have been > extremely > > > > > pleased with > > > > > reversal of almost all of my problems. 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