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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

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Ivan Suzman  47/10   [log in to unmask]
Portland, Maine   land of lighthouses  39   deg. F
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On Wed, 22 Oct 1997 05:03:56 -0400 "W.Carol Gray"
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>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
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