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S I live about 100 miles North of St. Louis, Mo. & 200 miles
South of Chicago.
S My
S father is 72 years old with P.D. & has done well since
diagnosed almost eight
S years ago. His condition is slowly deteriorating & although
his primary care
S physician seems interested & is very helpful, we have been
very disappointed in
S the few local specialists. They don't seem interested & are
not helpful. As
S time goes on, I will want to find a first class specialist &
am willing to
S travel some to see him with my dad. any suggestions
appreciated. Thanks /
S Woody
Woody:
It's very difficult to suggest or recommend somebody to
everybody. Very easily the one who advises loses face, and
wishes to hide in the center of the Earth when because of his
suggestion something wrong happens and one would wish he never
said anything, even if nobody blames you. This is more true in
the slippery field of Medicine in general and neurology in
particular, where the field of PD is so difficult because the
specialist, someday, faces a situation that he, even if he tries
very hard, is impotent up by the sickness and can't do more for
his patient.
Taking the above consideration, I nevertheless I
unabashedly and without hesitation suggest you to travel to
Denver and meet Dr. Christopher O'Brien. I have PD for at least
14 years. The first ten years the symptoms were very manageable,
even in my case, which I admit is not very easy. I live in
Mexico City and here I consulted, when my condition worsened, at
least a dozen of the top specialists in the field ---and in the
biggest City of the world there is no shortage of well trained,
capable neurologists. Nobody could do more for me than the
standard, typical ---and admittedly correct--- treatment of
Sinemet, Bromocriptine, Permax, low protein diet, anti
depressants, Deprenyl. I tried everything and so they. My job
---I was the owner and CEO of quite a large audiovisual,
multimedia corporation--- allowed me to travel very often to the
US where evidently I saw another half a dozen of even more
capable and well-trained specialists for rutinary check ups,
second opinion and informed, in contact with the state of the
art. I saw that many mainly because of pressure of my wife
and family. There was no complaint, nor I disapprove any of
them, but eventually I had to stop working, confined to my home,
a complete change of life. Then it was imperative to consult US
specialists.
That is how I met Doctor O'Brien four years ago.
He can't do for your father more than any other first class
specialist. But he has something that it's unique: a helping
attitude combined with top professional credentials. He will
listen to you. I travel 2,000 miles for consultation, and
although he is very busy, whenever I have a question, we use
E-Mail for communication.
Dr. Christopher O'Brien
Colorado Neurological Institute
tel.: (303) 788-4650
fax: (303) 788-5418
I hope you don't need him, but if you do, I'm glad to be
of help.
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