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I forgot to add, exercise helps a great deal. My husband too experienced pain and the digestion problems, but they settled down after a bit. Moneesha 2008/6/30 Henry Bailey <[log in to unmask]>: > I know we all react differently and no one can diagnose over the internet > but I don't have much in the way of information sources. > > i was diagnosed 2 weeks ago- the doctor took almost 5 minutes to tell me I > had Parkinsons - give me a script for ropinerole and tell me to come back in > 2 months.He mentioned I might want to check the internet. Being realistic- I > was in shock and I may not have listened to much else. > > I called Park Foundation - they gave me names of 2 experts( movement > disorder specilists) in New Mexico (I'm south of Albuquerque) One dr gave > me an appt in 3 months - the other Dr is not taking new patients. > > So, I've read info from Parkinsons Foundation and subscribed to this list. > > 2 weeks prior to diagnosis, I started Reglan for gastro paresis. Reglan is > great UNLESS you have Park. So, during the 2 weeks of Reglan, I went from > 'functional' (going to work, etc) to barely able to dress myself. Its been > 2+ weeks since I have stopped the Reglan - but I have not completely > recovered from that. > QUESTION - anyone else have Reglan problems ?? and did stopping the Reglan > get you back to normal? > > I was told the only thing I could now do for gastro paresis was to eat > smaller meals - more often. I have daily pain. I have greatly 'healthied' up > my diet - lost 20 lbs. > > I am slow and weak - arms are the worst. I'm off work now. The 2+ weeks of > ropinerole improved a bit but its not a huge improvement- can't yet think > about returning to work. > > QUESTION - does heat ,exercise, cold , etc seem to make things better?? > or worse? > > I have no idea how much if any I can expect to restore some of my > functions. Yesterday, I did ride my horse for the first time in 6 weeks- > that was a huge gift to my spirit. > > Any comments or encouragements are appreciated.. > > Henry > in sunny Los Lunas > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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