Dear Alan Bonander: Way to go old friend. Your March 23 "Commentary" voiced what many of us long time parkinsonians feel - TOTAL FRUSTRATION. Doesn't anyone listen to us? We received a message on March 3 from Susan Romano that made us think - one question in particular bothered me: "Do the several neurosurgeons performing Pallidotomies across the nation communicate with each other? Are they in healthy dialogue? What are the differences in surgical technique that they note among themselves? Are they learning from each other? Would this operation look the same in NY as in CA?" Alan - I designate you to be our ombudsman. You know the players and you've got guts. Respectfully, Barbara Yacos <[log in to unmask]>