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I think the thyroid connection is a long shot. My father-in-law (83/10+) had radiation treatment as a child for acne, but nothing resembling the thyroid exam/treatments discussed recently. On the other hand, my mother (now 75) had the thyroid treatment a decade ago, and has not developed any PD symptoms. I think we need to recognize that PD often occurs at an age when other parts of the body begin to wear down. Thus, often treatments or symptoms develop coincidentally with the PD, but are just parallel occurances. I certainly don't mean to belittle the quest for coincidental occurances, which is why I questioned my father-in-law about his thyroid. And I am still interested in any other cases involving oxygen deprivation or carbon monoxide. Keep up the good work. I learn more about PD every day I'm on this list. --Bob Den Gen wrote: > > Hi, > I have gotten 2 responses from people who came down with pd shortly after > taking a thyroid test. Another from someone who said (I'm paraphrasing) that > it would be more significant if the symptoms had occurred years after the > test because pd takes so long to manifest itself. Maybe you're the one who > took years! Another response idea was that thyroid problems are a precursor > to the disease. The big question is: why did my husband's test come back > negative? He has no thyroid problems but now has pd. I'll keep you posted. > Maybe you could research and find out how long ago your test was. Best > wishes. Oh, I have a response from a woman who has an autistic child > now--she took the thyroid test before that. Interesting. . .