Hi Tess, good to hear from you...it may take a year for the hematoma to clear up but it is not painful. How are Mom and Dad? You and Bruno? Ray ---- Original Message ----- From: "tess owens" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Wednesday, May 03, 2006 2:31 PM Subject: Re: Dentists//PD/DBS/David Ditto! Get Well RAY! Hugs to you and lil man Spike TESS On 5/2/06, rayilynlee <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > David, I just look really bad. I have a real interesting houseguest so I > have completely lost my voice and am behind in my emails, over 88 of them. > Ray > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "DAVID LEWIN" <[log in to unmask]> > To: <[log in to unmask]> > Sent: Sunday, April 30, 2006 2:05 PM > Subject: Re: Dentists//PD/DBS/David > > > > Dear Ray, > > Sorry to hear about the bruising you took from the dentist needles. One > > question: you wouldn't suggest to a blind person that they keep using a > > seeing eye dog with catarracts to cross the street, so why ....? Your > > story > > reminded me of the first time I had to testify in Family Court as an > > expert > > witness (as a psychologist). I was dismayed to find out that the judge > > was > > deaf. Of course, that wasn't as bad as the second time: the judge was a > > raving paranoid schizophrenic alcoholic. Hope your recovery goes well, > > David > > > > > >>From: rayilynlee <[log in to unmask]> > >>Reply-To: Parkinson's Information Exchange Network > >><[log in to unmask]> > >>To: [log in to unmask] > >>Subject: Re: Dentists//PD/DBS/David > >>Date: Sat, 29 Apr 2006 08:39:53 -0700 > >> > >>David, thanks for your concern. Tooth popped out easily after he scared > >>me > >>about how difficult it might be to extract. However, he really hurt me > >>with the novocain injections, creating a huge hematoma. I look like > >>I've > >>been beaten up by Sean Hannity or Bill O'Reilly, have big purple bruise > >>on > >>right side of face. I am usually pretty lucky with dental procedures, > >>but > >>having PD makes everything harder, being unable to talk to explain > >>DBS/dental precautions, etc., he must have been in a hurry. The > >>endodontist > >>(he verified the tooth that was the culprit) was really nice that I saw > >>Thursday and a friend of his had had successful DBS for dystonia. My > >>CG/helper is a wonderful person, but is not too sophisticated re medical > >>matters and it is very frustrating as she has a hearing problem and I a > >>speaking one. I'm hoping the blood clot will gradually dissolve. My > >>Mom > >>also had one when neurosurgeon missed nerve and hit blood vessel near > >>nerve/hole to brain during surgery for trigeminal neuralgia. It took a > >>year > >>to go away. > >>Ray > >>----- Original Message ----- > >>From: "DAVID LEWIN" <[log in to unmask]> > >>To: <[log in to unmask]> > >>Sent: Friday, April 28, 2006 6:55 AM > >>Subject: Re: ILLINOIS SUPPORTs ESCRBev > >> > >> > >>>Dear Ray, > >>>"Is it safe?" Here's hoping that you don't have Dr. Mengele for a > >>>dentist. > >>>Good luck with your procedure. And let's hope that that lovely gadfly > >>>brain > >>>of yours doesn't get zapped. We need your passionate intelligence. > >>>David > >>> > >>> > >>>>From: rayilynlee <[log in to unmask]> > >>>>Reply-To: Parkinson's Information Exchange Network > >>>><[log in to unmask]> > >>>>To: [log in to unmask] > >>>>Subject: Re: ILLINOIS SUPPORTs ESCRBev > >>>>Date: Thu, 27 Apr 2006 10:07:10 -0700 > >>>> > >>>>Bev > >>>> > >>>>This is what I have been saying. Jehovah's Witnesses don't prevent me > >>>>from > >>>>getting a blood transfusion and Christian Scientists don't keep me > >>>>from > >>>>seeing a doctor. But because of Bush and his "religious right" base > >>>>we > >>>>must > >>>>struggle and fight them as well as PD. They are crafty, > >>>>well-organized > >>>>and > >>>>dedicated to stalling research. A few actually suffer from disease > >>>>and > >>>>disability and they have managed to make the "choice" for all of us. > >>>>Prop > >>>>71 passed in CA over 2 years ago. We are now fighting state by state, > >>>>winning some, losing others while research goes on elsewhere. This is > >>>>good, > >>>>but not everyone is physically and financially able to travel abroad > >>>>for > >>>>help. > >>>>It is difficult to express how outraged I am that we are even > >>>>discussing > >>>>this. It is especially bad for me today as I am suffering from 2 > >>>>raging > >>>>toothaches while worrying about the effect the dentist's drill may > >>>>have > >>>>on > >>>>my neurotransmitter implants or whether the teeth can just be > >>>>extracted. > >>>>If > >>>>my brain does not get "fried" today I will continue to fight as long > >>>>as > >>>>I > >>>>can. > >>>>In my opinion more people need to get on a soap box, not less, Ray > >>>>----- Original Message ----- > >>>>From: "Beverly Bashe" <[log in to unmask]> > >>>>To: <[log in to unmask]> > >>>>Sent: Wednesday, April 26, 2006 10:41 AM > >>>>Subject: Re: ILLINOIS JOINS STATES SUPPORTING ESCR > >>>> > >>>> > >>>>>I don't know about you, but I'm getting so sick of these moralizing > >>>>>people > >>>>>trying to tell me (and mine) what I can or cannot do as long as I'm > >>>>>not > >>>>>harming another person. Who are they to say whether or not my > >>>>>husband > >>>>>can > >>>>>have a chance at life? Or, heaven forbid, my children---in case that > >>>>>PD > >>>>>is > >>>>>a hereditary disease. I don't believe that a religious leader or > >>>>>some > >>>>>holier-than-thou group has the right to inhibit research that can > >>>>>repair > >>>>>a > >>>>>life. If stem cell research can hold the cure for many neurological > >>>>>diseases, then go for it...especially if the stem cells are not > >>>>>killing > >>>>>another human (read "fetus"). If these stem cells are to be put in > >>>>>the > >>>>>garbage, or if they're manufactured another way, I cannot conceive of > >>>>>a > >>>>>greater waste than for them not to be used to better humankind. > >>>>> > >>>>>I understand that lots of people have negative opinions about the use > >>>>>of > >>>>>the > >>>>>above.... To them, I say, "Then don't use the meds that develop from > >>>>>these > >>>>>experiments if you or yours should become ill...and these meds are > >>>>>recommended to you on the chance they might cure you." In the > >>>>>meantime, > >>>>>don't interfere with the millions of people who stand to gain from > >>>>>this > >>>>>research. It's truly NOT YOUR BUSINESS. > >>>>> > >>>>>OK...I'll get off my soap box now. > >>>>> > >>>>>Bev > >>>>>----- Original Message ----- > >>>>>From: "rayilynlee" <[log in to unmask]> > >>>>>To: <[log in to unmask]> > >>>>>Sent: Tuesday, April 25, 2006 7:31 PM > >>>>>Subject: ILLINOIS JOINS STATES SUPPORTING ESCR > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>>>Illinois became the first Midwestern state to use taxpayer dollars > >>>>>>for > >>>>>>stem > >>>>>>cell research Monday when Gov. Rod Blagojevich awarded $10 million > >>>>>>in > >>>>>>grants > >>>>>>to a group of Chicago scientists. Their work will include embryonic > >>>>>>stem > >>>>>>cell research. > >>>>>> > >>>>>>A few other states, including California, Connecticut and New > >>>>>>Jersey, > >>>>>>have > >>>>>>spent taxpayer dollars on the research since President George W. > >>>>>>Bush > >>>>>>in > >>>>>>2001 forbade the use of federal funding for embryonic stem cell > >>>>>>research. > >>>>>>Supporters say the science could produce near-miraculous cures for > >>>>>>the > >>>>>>worst > >>>>>>diseases, but opponents respond that it is morally wrong to try to > >>>>>>derive > >>>>>>medical treatments from some human cells. > >>>>>> > >>>>>>---------------------------------------------------------------------- > >>>>>>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 > >> > >>---------------------------------------------------------------------- > >>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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn