Carol, Don't dismay I had back surgery after PD started.... Tell us more about your daily meds. and mealtimes--I'll look at it and try to help IVAN ^^^^^^GREETINGS FROM^^^^^^^^^^ Ivan Suzman 47/10 [log in to unmask] Portland, Maine land of lighthouses 39 deg. F *********************************************************** On Wed, 22 Oct 1997 05:03:56 -0400 "W.Carol Gray" <[log in to unmask]> writes: >I had asked previously if those of you who have had PD for a long >period of >time >suffered from severe muscle spasms. It seems to me that doctors don't >know >a great deal about the long term effects that our disease has on early >onset >patients.I was diagnosed at 37 and am now at almost 20 yrs with PD. >I >think gait >problems cause me severe muscle spasms and when I ask this question I >usually >get the answer "well, we certainly can't rule that out". I guess I am >just >very >frustrated at this point because I am having back surgery soon and I >just >wonder how these problems may effect my recovery. > >Also, I was wondering how the patients on Mirapex 8 weeks + are doing > >Carol Gray >[log in to unmask] >