Hang on, nobody believes they're 'old' !
Like middle-age, that only applies to other people,surely ?
Quoting Schaaf Angus / Meadow Creek Ranch <[log in to unmask]>:
> Its so great we have a "personal choice" in our medical therapy.
>
> I'm over 60, feel great , dont feel old, and Dont take Levadopa. Its not
> for everyone.
> Oh yes , I plan on living til 100 too without the dumb drugs either. Rob
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "kbachn" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Saturday, February 02, 2008 9:34 AM
> Subject: Re: dolphime, when to start treatment
>
>
> > very well put, i see so many people in their 60's in my support group who
> > are not on Levodopa and they look bad. guess they're trying to fight on
> > without levo. I appreciate that it is a personal choice but then again,
> > these people may look back and realise that a long period of their life
> > could have been a lot better.......why delay when u are already "old" , do
> > you expect to live till 115 and only start taking levodopa at the age of
> > 100?
> >
> > i'm only 40 and been on it for 2.5 yrs... i need to be functional now that
> > my other faculties are still relatively in tact IMHO.
> >
> > btw, gwc - does the sinemet still work for you?
> >
> > Regards,
> >
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "gwcmpbll" <[log in to unmask]>
> > To: <[log in to unmask]>
> > Sent: Saturday, February 02, 2008 5:03 AM
> > Subject: dolphime, when to start treatment
> >
> >
> > > Apparently there are a lot of DR's who still think that you should save
> > > carb/levo treatment for later, theory bring that there are just so many
> > > doses before the med is no longer effective. My opinion is that this is
> > > hog wash and deprives the patent of quality of life. I agree, that as
> the
> > > Parkinson's goes on, the ever lower carb/levo production of the body
> makes
> > > it much more difficult to properly time the med.'s.I think that it was
> > > Brian Collins of England who proved that doses as often as every fifteen
> > > minutes could work. this was before extended release and DA's
> > > I have had Parkinson's 20 years now and, as the local expert
> {definition:
> > > has been drip under pressure}, I see a stream of people who are getting
> > > bad doctoring and bad advice from their neurologist.
> > > These patients often turn out to be the kind of people who were taught
> to
> > > give automatic trust to their Dr. They need to love their Dr. I try to
> > > figure out who is a coward and who is brave. No use to make cowards
> > > afraid. Save your talk for those who want to participate in their
> > > treatment.
> > > I am so opinionated and onry that I have found it best to lirk most of
> the
> > > time. But I met a 82 year old man today who is not being treated. His
> > > wife loves their Dr. Since he can't drive, because of his eyes ,he goes
> > > where he is taken. I would like to see what 3 or 4 10/100 extended
> release
> > > tablets would so for him. My goodness, the man is 82, give him his
> > > med.'s.
> > >
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