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> > Dion Dennis wrote: > > > > Dear Friends: > > > > I would like to take this opportunity to thank Barbara Patterson > > for inviting my participation. Here's a snippet of who I am and > > what my situation is: > > > > I'm Dion Dennis, Assistant Professor in the Dept of > > CRIJ, HIST, PSCI at Texas A& M International > > University, in Laredo, Texas (a new campus on the > > Texas-Mexico border). Health care services are > > demonstrably subpar on the border. > > > > My wife Roxy, who teaches English and creative writing > > to poor colonia children in South Laredo, and who has just > > turned 40, has been diagnosed with > > Parkinson's (in San Antonio). It is early, and her tremor > > is in her non-dominant hand. Needless to say, we are > > reorienting our lives in such a way to reduce any > > unnecessary stresses on her. > > > > My first questions for members of the list are: > > > > 1. Does anyone have any experience with Parkinson's specialists in > > South Texas? Is there any that merit special consideration? > > > > 2. The general neurologist that we saw wrote out prescriptions for > > the current standard of conventional treatment - Sinemet 10/200, > > twice-a-day and Eldepryl. I'm not sure he did sufficient evaluation > > of when treatment would be necessary. We are considering the > > idea that since her tremor is on her non-dominant side, and is > > not yet interfering with her work, of delaying treatment for a > > a while longer (since all drugs have significant side effects and > > I have downloaded specific data on Sinemet and Eldepryl). > > Any comments? > > > > Thanks again. > > > > Dion Dennis > > [log in to unmask] > > Dion > My 2 cents worth are if you wife's tremors are affecting any part of her > life then it's worth taking the meds. I take both Sinemet 50/200 CR, > 10/100, and Eldepryl and have no side effects and makes my life alot > easier. Let me say that PWP are all different and what works for one > will not always work for another, so I think she should at least give > the meds a chance to see what happens. > > Good luck and Aloha > Pat Reilly 40/4