At 06:12 PM 9/29/96 -0400, you wrote: >PD and Stature: 29 Sep 1996: >The other day at a PD support group meeting, I noticed that four of >the 8 or 9 attendees were small people; not dwarfs or midgets, just >notably in the lower half of the range. I don't know offhand of any >specific report on this correlation, but there must be a pile of >statistics out there. Just for fun, I'd like to hear from anyone >who feels he or she is small: say 63" or less for women, 67" or >less for men. If you know any other PWP in this category, send the >data for them too. All I need for now is: Height(inches); Gender; >Age at diagnosis. This is decidedly not a scientific survey, but >stature may well be brain-related (the pituitary is nearly at the >center of the brain). I'll count the entries and, if they look >interesting, post results here in a couple of weeks. >Cheers, >Joe > > >J. R. Bruman (818) 789-3694 >3527 Cody Road >Sherman Oaks CA 91403 > Dear Joe and others, Just like everyone else, we are all different. Age 63 (almost 64), PD diagnosis official 1991, symptoms noted late 1971. Height has increased about 1/2 inch following Sinemet therapy. (legs not longer I think -- rather think the difference is in the torso. Pants which used to be a perfect are a bit short in the rise. Thickness change of hair on top of the head is obviously not the source of the extra height. Now 6' 1+", weight 216 lbs.. I'm not a little guy... I do not consider myself to still be a growing boy! WILL JOHNSTON 4049 OAKLAND SCHOOL ROAD SALISBURY, MD 21804-2716 410-543-0110 Pres A.P.D.A. DelMarVa Chapter 63 Dx1991 Symptoms 1971