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Hi, I am new to this list. I am writing on behalf of my mother in-law. She is 71 and was diagnosed with PD about 10 years ago. Since that time she has been through all kinds of tests ( including the pain clinic) and they have really not been able to get to the bottom of what was really wrong. (This is what I think. The vigorous tremor that she has is caused by the pain in her left leg.)They diagnosed PD and started her with all the medications for this particular disease. There are however two problems(1) She has a lot of pain in her left leg(this was there before PD ), (2) she needs twice the amout of medication any ordinary person would take in order to get the same effect. Because of this she is taking 6-8 Sinemet per day plus a pile of other drugs. All this medication has such a huge side effect on her. She does not speak, lots of flem in the mouth and a variety of other side effects. The only thing they come up with is to hospitalize her from time to time and mess with the medication. She does not travel because she can not handle a trip. She can not handle going out for a meal. If she does, she suffers for hours after. I picked up the newspaper the other day and read about a gentleman who had PD who had had surgery in Toronto. They drilled a hole in his head and connected electrodes to the affected area in the brain. A little transmitter was placed on his body which he can control. His tremor was healed. This sounds great! Where and how could something like this be accomplished. Looking for answers. Richard Krahn Parkland Elementary(Gr.5&6) 143 Linden Drive Winkler, Manitoba, Canada R6W 1X8