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Hello, all, I am new to the list, so I thought I'd introduce myself. My father is = in the advanced stages of PD, having been diagnosed in 1971, when it was = considered a fairly rare and unknown affliction. =20 He has undergone every sort of drug and physical therapy, many of them = in the experimental stages. He is now seriously considering a = pallidotomy sometime in the early part of 1996, and I was doing research = on this procedure when I saw this mailing list. So, I though I'd sign = up to connect with others, and to see if I could share any of his long = experiences (and my mother's as a 24+ year exclusive caregiver). I live in the San Francisco area, and he lives in Hawaii. He is looking = at a neurosurgeon in S.F., but I'm not so sure this is the right choice. = He has, in essence, his choice of doctors, since it is as much effort = for him to get on a plane and come here as it is to go anywhere else. = Does anyone on the list have good or bad experiences with neurosurgeons? = Any recommendations? =20 Happy holidays, and I'm glad this list is out there! Robert [log in to unmask]