At 06:26 PM 2/1/97 -0500, you wrote: >In a week or so my wife, who is 63 years old and has had Parkinsons for >some 19 years, will undergo major abdominal surgery, requiring a hospital >stay of at least four days. She is in generally good health (45 minutes >walking on a treadmill daily, many hours a day making jewelry, chief >Parkinson symptoms being tremor and dyskinesia). We are concerned with her >Parkinsons medications while in the hospital and whether pre-operative >preparation and post-surgery care will be attentive to any particular >problems related to her Parkinsons. Does anyone have advice for us? (If you >don't think your reply would be of general interest to members of this >list, please reply directly to me at our "from" address.) Thanks. > >--------------------------------------------------------------------------- >Ken or Elaine Goodrich >5800 Forest Hills Blvd., Apt. A-109 >Columbus, OH 43231-2930 >Phone: 614-895-0506 >Email: [log in to unmask] > > And here's to long "ons" and short "offs" WILL JOHNSTON 4049 OAKLAND SCHOOL ROAD SALISBURY, MD 21804-2716 410-543-0110 Pres A.P.D.A. DelMarVa Chapter