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Thanks to your encouragement and information received, I finally got the courage to convince our GP to give my mom a referral to a neurologist in the nearest major city. It will be on Oct. 24. When I called to ask about the precise location of the office, etc., the nurse told me that new patient exams normally take about 1/2 hour. Does this seem reasonable?? Will we be going home with one or two or three or more different kinds of meds with a complicated schedule?? Will he try just levrodopa (sic) or sinemet?? Is the vitamin E I see mentioned part of a regimen or just personal supplementation?? Help us get through this. Mom needs a wheelchair to get around outside of her apartment, and transferring her to the pickup truck can be a problem, although it is much easier than the cars. I hope we won't have to go all the time. Thank you for hopefully helping to make a difference in her life. BTW, I's like to mention a lady named Sue Calvert, who lives her in Carmi with her husband, Bob, who has been diagnosed with PD for three or four years. She has talked with me a lot about Bob's condition and treatment, and our appointment is with his neuro. Anyway, Sue was just named Citizen of the Year by our Chamber of Commerce, for work with the Historical Society, Junior Aid, church groups and family. Neither Sue nor Bob seem to let the PD keep them from being active. Cindy Birk Conley, CG for Gladys Birk, 79/1, Carmi, IL Cindy Birk Conley [log in to unmask] >From Southeastern Illinois to your modem!! >>http://www.midwest.net/scribers/cbconly