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Abu Contact Tom Berdine and Dr. Lieberman. Both may be able to help locate a doctor near you who knows about PD. Also, frame some questions for Dr Lieberman and submit them. ZIf you need addresses, let me know. Bob ----- Original Message ----- From: "Abu Fawaz" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Thursday, April 10, 2003 9:48 AM Subject: I need you to assist > I am a male, Nigerian (West Africa) and 36years of age. I came across the > site in my search for some appreciation of my predicament. You will > appreciate my position if you come to terms with the fact that medical > research (and consequently, medicine) is not yet advanced in my part of the > world and diagnosing PD in a young man may be asking for too much. > > I have been experiencing this strange symptoms (except the tremor), i.e, > difficulty with movement, handwriting, slowness with initiating movement and > especially poor balance and unstable working and have been enduring now for > about 5 years largely for lack of the luxury of ideal medical care. Just 4 > days ago, I was able to get a Physician to agree that I may be experiencing > Parkinson's symptoms. He is still conducting checks and tests (which are > crude if you ask me) like x-ray, blood tests, urine and just yesterday ECG. > I am yet to see him after the ECG. > > Now I am eager to see a neurologist and start some form of medication, but > these experts are not easy to come by here and when you do, they are not in > tune with latest developments. It is a priviledge here to have internet > access and our libraries contain very old stuff, etc, etc. Somebody even > told me that I may be more current than my Doctor and believe me, I am > probing the net. So much that I know within these few days that even though > PD is not curable as yet, it could be managed. I also gather that Levodopa > is the PD drug. When combined with Carbidopa (Sinemet), it reduces the long > term side effects. > > I can afford the drugs but my Doctor seems to be taking his time and I am > fast loosing my balance. Please I need your advise. > > Thank you, > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > Help STOP SPAM with the new MSN 8 and get 2 months FREE* > http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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