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Jen, I hve been reading your recent posts.....I was dx at the age of 44 and am now 65 (female). Fortunately have slow progression with my early onset PD. a. Driving: may be problem with spatial relationships (as well as weakness). I definitely perceive objects as being closer than they really are. I cannot safely judge distances/space at the speed of 55 mph........but I do ok on city streets at normal speeds. Therefore, I avoid Interstate/freeway driving. I am bothered by moving objects on my right side......so avoid driving in the center lanes when at all possible. b. Clinical trials: participated in the Cabergoline (cabasar in UK and Europe) and Mirapex clinical trials. At that time community was not so aware of compulsive behavior changes with the agonists. Clinical trials can be safe.......HOWEVER with all PD meds, I would suggest your spouse/partner/close friend be very aware of changes in your medications and be VERY ALERT to changes in your personality (compulsive spending/gambling/sleep disruption etc) If you notice these changes......you can always back out of the trial at any time. The patient always has the the ability to say "I'm done".......don't jeopardize your financial/family situation because of a commitment you think you made to the drug trial. c. I am in month 13 of recovering from surgery to have tendons replaced in foot/ankle.......what you have just been through with your surgeries will hopefully far surpass your problems with PD in the near future. Being non-weight bearing for multiple months is a psychological problem all of its own!!! Rita -----Original Message----- From: Jennifer Gaudio <[log in to unmask]> To: [log in to unmask] Sent: Tue, Nov 3, 2009 7:08 am Subject: Question-driving Morning=2C=20 have a question for the community. I'm finding I have increased difficult= parking and turning. I drive an 06 saturn view inherited by my parents=2C= which is a nice car but huge and not good on maneuvering to begin with. I'= fine with everything else but parking and turning and have got into a cou= le of fender-benders in parking lots. I suspect its the weakness in my lef= arm.=20 as anyone else experienced this in onset? Or am I being hypersensitive? I = m thinking of buying a smaller more easily maneuverable car (with better g= s mileage :))=2C but the expense would pinch and if I didn't have to do it= I shouldn't.=20 est=2CJen =20 ________________________________________________________________ indows 7: Unclutter your desktop. ttp://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=3D9690331&ocid=3DPID24727::T:WLMTAGL:ON:WL:= n-US:WWL_WIN_evergreen:112009= ---------------------------------------------------------------------- o sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] n 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