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As a Physician and a patient with PD I have always felt that the mst important thing I need to know as a Physician is what I do not know and be willing to admit it and to either be able to find it out or get my patient to someone who knows more than me about that particular area. Physicians are in a tough spot. At least in the U.S. there is a push toward getting people to go to primary care doctors. A physician who treats most of your illnesses generally knows you better and can communicate with you. On the other side is that medicine is so broad that it is impossible to know everything even in a specialty let alone general medicine. I suggest that all PD patients be treated for their PD by a neurologist and at least be seen on a cosultative basis by a neurologist specializing in movement disorders so that there is someone involved who knows the illness and perhaps someone else more locally who you can develop a closer relationship and can call on the PD specialist when he/she has questions. Charlie -- ********************************************************** CHARLES T. MEYER, M.D. MADISON, WISCONSIN [log in to unmask] **********************************************************