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In a message dated 97-01-23 19:29:10 EST, you write: << Subj: Re: doc's ignorance From: [log in to unmask] (Barbara Mallut) .... symptoms of the disease (at least now.. since the surgery they mask symptoms). As I'm typing this, I've realized that virtually all of US (here on the list) seem to weigh whatever general medical problem or symptoms we may be experiencing against the PD... For instance, when I began getting bursitis fairly regularly in one of my shoulders, I immediately wondered it this was something related to PD. My managing doctor at Kaiser Permanente (an HMO) never even thought of any correlation between the two. Yet I've read several posts here on the list referring to list members having nasty, bursitis-like pain in a shoulder joint. Upon doing further research, I found that shoulder pain isn't all uncommon when one is beginning to get PD on the OTHER side of one's body when one's had it on only one side thus far. And sure enough, it appears I'm one of the 30% of Parkies who get that bursitis-like pain before the disease makes an obvious appearance on the other side of their body, 'cause it showed up on my left side this year. Barb Mallut "Lil_Honey" on the PD Chat ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------- Hi Barb Mallut: My Barbara has had 'bursitis' pain in her left shoulder for many weeks, and our neuro disorder specialist has sent her to her primary Dr., and she's had two cortisone injections with no relief, then going to Sports Medicine specialist, with still no relief also using electrical impulses... Orthopedist is probably next. How did you handle yours? Has anyone else had this problem, and how was that treated? The best to you all. Michel