On 1/19, Lynn A. Berg. wrote: >Hi! I am a lurker- I have been diagnosed as pd for 18mo- I am a 44 yo RN from >Chicago. My only presenting sympton is a left side tremor-mostly in my hand, >a little bit occasionally in the left leg. I do not know what Wilson's >disease is? Thanks to everyone for a great mailbox. Lynn Berg Hello, Lynn. Wilson's Disease (I think) is related to cooper levels in the body. It produces PD like symptoms but is very curable. One of the tests is a copper urinalysis. I have had two. The average range is 15-30. My first result was 52, so I repeated it, and the second result was 15, normal barely, but quite a contrast. On the heels of these results, through a friend, I had several neurologists at the UCLA medical center look at my medical records. All three agree that I have Wilson's Disease and not PD. (This opinion is based solely on my records, they have not seen me in the flesh yet; I'm making arrangements to travel to LA soon. I'm excited and curious, but do not hold on to false hope. I will let the list know as i learn more. Best wishes, ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ [log in to unmask] Jeffrey R. Romanyshyn, M.A., M.H. Male/27 Pacifica Graduate Institute Santa Barbara, California, USA Ph.D. student: Clinical Depth Psychology Writer: poetry, science fiction Interests: developing a sense of myth for modernity; Archetypal approaches to illness; alternative healing methods; the integration of Psyche & Technology; to bring a soulful perspective to the Internet; care for the Earth (it's home for numerous other examples of life besides humanity). infinite regress infinite regress? the thought goes something like this: our universe is but a single atom, floating on a much larger cosmic ocean, which we can never see. -and- every atom, afloat on our universal sea, is a miniature cosmos. an infinite regress, up and down. j.r. romanyshyn 12/18/94