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At 13:56 2/8/97 -0500, Julius Margolis wrote: >The recent series of letters about breathing and P.D. prompts me to repeat a >message I sent some time ago. There were no reactions at that time. > >My wife, Doris (73,4) has been taking oxygen because of a worsening >congenital pulmonary arteriovenous malformation. This defect has been >getting worse and next week she will have an intervention to seal it off. >The consequence of her taking oxygen has been remarkable for her Parkinson >symptoms. Her insomnia, which has plagued her terribly, has been sharply >reduced. Her restless legs have almost disappeared. She has been maintaining >her sinemet regimen and ativan. As part of her insomnia problem she had a >sleep test and the neurologist reported that her restless legs subsided when >he increased her oxygen input. > >Has anyone been taking oxygen for other conditions and found that it >affected their parkinson symptoms. > >Her pulmonary shunt has meant that a considerable percentage of her blood >had not been oxygenated. My suspicion is that this increase in "toxicity" in >her blood would be comparable to the many cases of environmental toxicity >that others have reported. However her cardiologist and neurologist think >that her pulmonary vascular problems are totall unrelated to her parkisons. >I am not convinced. >Jules > Jules, I did not respond at the time either, but I did notice your message and filed it away for future reference. Maybe I should try oxygen to see if my symptoms subside. You are obviously a thinker; the world needs more of those. ---Milo Milo V. Anderson, Ph.D. Knowledge is free at the library; Box 417 bring your own contianer. Angwin, CA 94508 voice 707 965 2508 ODE TO A METAPHOR fax 707 965 3148 Ilustrations are useful, e-mail [log in to unmask] Or what's a meta-FOR.