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I would like to know more about the Pallodotomy that my dad missed having before he died in may . Pleas tell me about how it helpled you! Thanks! On Thu, 20 Oct 1994 [log in to unmask] wrote: > Sergio: Am I sorry I had a Pallidotomy last year? NO. It was painless, not > stressful, done quickly, and for eight months I was flying high. Then my old > gait and balance problems started creeping back in - although I am not > falling as pre-pall. On the positive side the dystonias are gone. You will > appreciate that aspect. > Of course my cheering of how well I am coping with PD is tempered by the > severe case of Ekbom (RLS) which progresses and so far only Sinemet helps. > I don't want to end up taking a ton of Sinemet treating two separate > diseases. Would that some of the old wives' remedies like horsetail grass or > quinine would work. I am researching Permax as a treatment but so far am not > impressed. Especially since no one is messaging a positive answer to my > question - who is using Permax for Ekbom and is it working? > So far I am stuck between a rock and a hard place. I read recently that > marijuana is being tried to relieve some symptoms of multiple sclerosis. I > think some doctors are permitted to use this drug in some difficult eye > disease cases. I have a difficult neurological condition so I wonder if I > can claim equal treatment! > Barbara Yacos, R.N. > <[log in to unmask]> >