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To add to the list, I too was first diagnosed with hypothyroidism. The synthyroid greatly reduced my fatigue for a while. But then I was diagnosed with PD, and that shifted my focus. We need to know more obviously about the autoimmune response. David >From: Brightline <[log in to unmask]> >Reply-To: Parkinson's Information Exchange Network ><[log in to unmask]> >To: [log in to unmask] >Subject: Re: Focus Needed... Pain & PD >Date: Thu, 19 Feb 2004 11:34:28 -0400 > >My experience was slightly different. >I was diagnozed with hypothyroidism and started taking synthroid. This >eliminated my fatigue for a while. But, my pain took over my attention. >After a few years I was diagnozed with PD. As a hindsight, I now strongly >believe that if I had controlled my pain early enough, I would have slowed >the prgression of PD. >Raj >********* >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Wendy Siegel" <[log in to unmask]> >To: <[log in to unmask]> >Sent: Wednesday, February 18, 2004 2:19 PM >Subject: Re: Focus Needed... Pain & PD > > > > I see some commonalities between your wife's experience and my > > husband's, things that may or may not be coincidence. > > > > You wrote: > > > > "Does anyone else have any information that draws any correlation > > between > > inflammation, autoimmune disorders and PD? ... The first is > > where the Thyroid is attacked by the autoimmune system eventually > > causing it > > to underperform." > > > > My husband has recently developed a goiter. That was what eventually led > > me to diagnose his PD. After researching it and other symptoms on the > > web, I got the diagnoses down to hyperthyroidism or PD. The thyroid > > doctor said all was normal, that's when I knew it was PD. He said they > > don't know the cause of the goiter. Rich still has it, some days it is > > larger than other days. So far, we can't determine what affects it. > > > > > > You wrote: > > "A great side effect during the course of treatment was an almost > > total elimination of her asthma symptoms (reduction of inflammation in > > lungs). Since we have stopped the steroids it seems she is now > > experiencing > > more pain." > > > > Rich had asthma as a child, and has in the past used steroids. He hasn't > > had problems with asthma in years though. > > > > Wendy > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > 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 _________________________________________________________________ Store more e-mails with MSN Hotmail Extra Storage – 4 plans to choose from! http://click.atdmt.com/AVE/go/onm00200362ave/direct/01/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn