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Connie... With the MD that Social Security eventually sent me to I had to fight with them to just get an appointment after 12 noon - they kept trying to get me to go to see their MD at 9 a.m. at a clinic that was waaaaay out in the boonies - over an hour away. Since I'm usually awake till about 4 a.m., I don' t even get up till 10-ish in the a.m. and it takes me about 2 hours to become functional. Social Security fought me all the way on that, but I finally got them to get me a local MD <who knew little about PD, but HAD done his research, 'cause he kept flashing all kindsa obscure PD-related medical terms at me!) <wee smirk>, with the appointment at 2:30 .p.m. Based upon THAT, it hadn't occurred to me to fight once again for an even LATER appointment (which I'd have had to take a cab to 'cause I'd never drive without being "on." (I'd be a lethal weapon at the wheel in THAT condition!) Frankly, I absolutely HATE subterfuge, tho DO see where I'll be forced to use it and any other weapons at my disposal - including "forgetting" to take my meds before an SSDI medical appointment. But it sure galls me to feel FORCED to do this, and to MAKE myself feel rotten ON PURPOSE. As for the collagen injections, I was able to speak immediately, tho with the initial ones, last May 16, I was a bit hoarse for the first coupla hours. Didn't have any hoarseness with the second pair of injections on Oct. 8th. In both cases, vocal volume was increased to the "normal range" immediately, according to those who heard me speak. To ME, I could never tell I was speaking so quietly in the first place! My voice sounded the same as it always had to my OWN ears. I had never realized how faint it'd become till every one began saying "WHAT?" at me whenever I spoke. Barb Mallut [log in to unmask] ---------- From: Parkinson's Information Exchange on behalf of LISTConnie johnson Sent: Thursday, October 23, 1997 8:13 AM To: Multiple recipients of list PARKINSN Subject: Re: Barb's SS CLAIM Why dont you see if you can get an apt. between 3 and4inthe afternoon when yr. symptoms show? wereyou able to speak at all when you had the collagen injections? did it restore your speech right away or did it take awhile? connie johnson 56/4