Hi every body, Your messages are helping keep the ship afloat around these parts. Went to local neuro,and he thought maybe take more Mirapex, but then down goes the blood pressure, so it's a drowsy Catch-22 for a busy PWP... So meanwhile, painful ribs and left armpit NOT PD-related, rather a bit of a shock: Turns out HUGE swollen lymph node so... he sends me immediately across town to general practitioner. Second doctor discovers no wound or cat-scratch, Finds more painful glands, says I need more rest, has blood taken for complete white count, hemoglobin. Two nice nurses needed to pin down my arm--dystonia and early wear-off made it necessary. The nurses were so nice and care attendant drove Blazer home-I was a little preoccupied... Beautiful October day more pretty leaves, felt like a tourist. Colors helped to distract me from pain in armpit and elsewhere. Got home, lit 2 woodstoves for first time since April, 1996, Called two neighbors one with two boys 1 month and 3 yrs. Had Parkie Dream Snack--cocoa and maple leaf cookies. Even played two songs on piano--then another thirty-minute off-period.. Then, new paint on back corners old stoves set off three smoke detectors, Drove us all nuts--like they say, "Maine-iacs"- LOUD beeps- At least they work GREAT-opened two doors and put fan on. 2 caregivers on one stepladder and one footstool fiddled with batery back-ups--I wanted to cry and laugh at same time..meanwhile meds WORE OFF again! Now two hours later, 2 caregivers too exhausted from dismantling alarms temporarily. Better safe than sorry, specially for yours truly after last year's housefire. So reconnected detectors after haze cleared. ENJOYED LOVELY WOOD HEAT!! George drove home; Rose asleep ;and I feel meds about to wear offf AGAIN... Don-for weight loss explanation is it your new meds?? My sweats that listfolks asked about may be eldepryl-related. R U on Eldepryl? Anyone else have Eldepryl-sweats?? My neuro doesn't have any patients with that side-effect. Please keep up pressure on NPF to bring things to an end and find money at MiamU or NPF--I'm much too tired to sue and want to avoid negative energy got plenty to battle anyway- -You "guys" are right when you count it up--$2200 is approximately 30% of my annual income, so you're correct--it's a HUGE loss for little ol' me, LOVE the ideaa of pictures of all of us--maybe they could appear like letterhead on our e-mails??? Good night from a Maine night-- chilly 35 deg F. (2 deg Celsius)--hey Europe, how's Ida doing?? All the best, sayonara, shalom, salaam, ciao! IVAN S., 47/10, Portland, Maine Well ciao shalom and Gd Bless-- IVN