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Ken, PD is a really weird disease, it seems everyone is so different. I'm 69, had PD 9 yrs now and in beginning it wasn't too bad, I maybe could have even played golf. In 2000 I tried Sinemet CR and thought boy this great -I could walk normally. Even tho it never helped again I took it for a year. I don't take any PD meds now. tried Stalevo several times after DBSs but only effect was nausea to remind me I could feel worse than I normally do. One thing -in Nov 2001 my mom had a stroke and I count my decline from then - I was taking cooked meals and videos to her house (something I could never do now) and eventually got off my daily exercise of treadmill and swimming. She died in Aug 2003 and I wonder what I would be like if it had never happened and I had not had that stress.. Its hard to have PD and be a CG too. Your situation really sounds different, but then again we are all different. My grandfather lived about 6 or 7 yrs with PD but was older than me when he got it. You are so much younger. One thing I know - so far I don't like PD meds Ray ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn