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Dear Marco, As regards the wife situation, I was in the same boat. I got out of the boat and got another wife, a much, much better one, a loving and nurturing one It did wonders as regards my symptoms. The absence of love hurts. Coldness chills the body and spirit. Rx - get a girlfriend. David >From: Marco DeMichiel <[log in to unmask]> >Reply-To: Parkinson's Information Exchange Network ><[log in to unmask]> >To: [log in to unmask] >Subject: Re: What to expect/Debbie >Date: Thu, 10 Nov 2005 09:50:23 -0000 > >Debbie, > >It's not as black as Raylin states. I was diagnosed April 1993, stopped >work August 1996, started meds Feb 1999[Permax] and Aug 2000 [Sinemet]. >The most difficult period was 1997 thru 1998. Permax [agonist] turned >everything around. August 2004 i reduced the daily dosage and I'm doing >OK. I don't shake or have any involuntary movement; my speech has not >changed. I can take of my personal needs and cooking [I'm on my own most >days as my wife has rejected me]. The only boooks i read are on nutrtion, >fitness and the brain = most PD books are too depressing. I discovered >espresso coffee helps. The most important thing is to have a positve >attitude. > >have faith and never loose hope. > >Marco > > > Debbie, I wish I had done more in my "honeymoon" period of PD. > > > > In the beginning my left hand tremor was "interesting". By the time I >had > > my DBS surgeries in 2003 bilateral tremors were driving me crazy. In >the > > beginning 1996 I could write, talk, walk, everything...even went to > > Australia/New Zealand no cane in 1997 and Egypt with a cane in 1999. > > > > The one thing we can expect is we will get worse. The question is how > > fast > > and how bad and how well will meds or brain surgery help. > > Ray. > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "MyFirstname Mylastname Debbie Shontz" <[log in to unmask]> > > To: <[log in to unmask]> > > Sent: Tuesday, November 08, 2005 8:00 PM > > Subject: Re: What to expect/Debbie > > > > > >> Yes, I want to stay off meds as long as possible. The tremor is not >bad > >> when > >> I am using the hand but when I am still or tired or upset, it sure is > >> different. I am trying to cope with all these symptoms. Now that I > >> think > >> back about > >> all my aches and pains and going to the orthopedic Dr, I must have had > >> this > >> for years only that the tremor and rigidity diagnosed it. I am going >to > >> Baltimore to check out a study and a good international Dr. there in > >> Dec. > >> Some > >> people think I may not have PD but I am convinced. Debbie > >> > >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > >> 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 > > > > > >---------------------------------------------------------------------- >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