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Lorri - I'm so glad you could give Eileen that suggestion. I don't have PD, my love does, but I read everything written. Best to you and your husband. Jo Ann On Sun, 4 May 2003 09:12:58 -0600 Lorri <[log in to unmask]> writes: > Eileen, my husband was diagnosed with Parkinson's about 6 years ago. > A year > or two after than he started to have stomach pain. It seemed to > move around > but was mostly just below the belly button. He had every test known > to man > and doctors and they couldn't find any thing. The pain was so > severe at > times that we would wind up in the Emergency Room. The only thing > they > could come up with was "Irritable Bowel Syndrome" or IBS. > > So we tried various diets and that didn't seem to help. And they > gave him > pills that didn't help. > > Finally they sent us to the Virginia Mason Clinic in Seattle. That > was an > experience. Driving in Seattle is not fun. Parking is even more of > a > challenge. :) Our doctor there was Geffrey Jiranek. He suggested > that > Chuck try Pamelor or Generic - Nortriptyline. This is an old > antidepressant. > It is also used to treat chronic pain. And it worked. He only > takes one > when he has pain and he hasn't had to use one in several months. > > I don't know that this is your problem but it might be worth talking > to your > doctor about. Good luck. > > Lorri > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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