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Some time ago I posted a couple notes telling about my mother and how we were going to see Dr. Sutton of Kaiserin LA for a consultation re. pallidotomy/meds. My mother is a member of Kaiser in LA and her regular neurologist was hoping to get some more feedback, info, input on her situation. The visit with Dr. Sutton, altho somewhat discouraging, was educational to us as he pointed out he thought she had a difficultlt combo of symptoms, namely, severe dystonia, rigidity/bradykinesia, and akathenesia(sp?). He said he would recommend meds for the cramping amongst other things. Unfortunately now a month or so later her doctor finally received the report and he himself was dissappointed. The report was inaccurate, stating she was taking 3 Prozac a day (quite untrue) and had no recommendations for medication and said she was not a candidate for the surgery because she has hallucinations. None of this seemed to coincide with what he had told us, which i remember very clearly. Her regular doctor was also very upset that Sutton saw her without having seen her records and then did not even get them supposedly til weeks later. I don't know what exactly happened. The whole situation was very sad, for in the mean time she gets cramped every couple hours. Well, I only write this because I guess there could be many reasons for a second consultation to go awry, but it certainly seems wrong. Now (and yes, Bev if you are reading this, thank you for the advice!) she has an appt. outside of Kaiser (unfortunately it will now come out of their pockets) with Dr. Cheryl Waters at USC. I am very glad my parents are branching out and continuing to look for more input. Pallidotomy aside, my mother definitely needs help with her meds. She takes too much Sinemet, has too much cramping and is too depressed. She talks suicidal. Any input from anyone is always greatly appreciated. debbie [log in to unmask]