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Barb M, Thanks for the input. I'll look into those suggestions, especially Dr. Iacano, if I get to the point where I may need surgery. Right now my symptons are rather mild, Fatigue and mild tremor being the worse. Bob Chapman [log in to unmask] Barbara Mallut wrote: > Bob... A coupla alternatives to driving back to Phoenix every few months: > > You might try giving the Eisenhower Medical Center in Palm Springs (actually, > I think it's in Rancho Mirage, which is right next-door to Palm Springs) a > call and see if they have a movement disorder specialist on staff. This is a > state-of-the-art med center and I'd think they'd have that kind of specialist > on staff. > > Dr .Robert Iacono's office is in Redlands which isn't all that far from Palm > Springs - maybe an hour away - and that's at least closer than Phoenix. Dr. > Iacono is a top notch movement disorder specialist. You cna also ask his > office for an MD referral in the Palm Springs area. > > Barb Mallut > [log in to unmask] > > ---------- > From: Parkinson's Information Exchange on behalf of Bob Chapman > Sent: Tuesday, April 07, 1998 4:02 PM > To: Multiple recipients of list PARKINSN > Subject: Re: doctor search > > Nancy > ' you can find some excellent PD docs in Phoenix at the Barrows Neurological > Institute and the Mayo Clinic. My Doc is Abraham Lieberman, (Barrows N.I. > 602-406-6300). he is one of the best in the country, maybe the world. As a > matter of fact I am moving next month to Palm Springs CA and plan to drive the > 350 miles back to Phoenix, every 3-4 months, to continue seeing him. Good Luck > in wherever you go. > Bob Chapman > [log in to unmask] > > Nancy Burnham wrote: > > > A while back someone gave the following site to locate doctors > > http://www.ama-assn.org/aps/amahg.htm. I tried it as I was wondering if > > there were any movement specialist in Montana. There are none, but one > > stated that his specialty is PD. He is 240 miles away, but I might try to > > contact him. At present we see doctors where ever we might be visiting. > > Mayo at Rochester three times, and KU this last year. It's ok, but would be > > nice to have someone closer. Don has family near Phoenix so that would be a > > nice winter get-a-way once a year. But still along way from home. > > > > After a week of passport problems and visa problems( the Nigerian embassy is > > something else!) Don will finally be leaving for Nigeria tomorrow. Can you > > believe it costs an additional $800 more to fly from Helena. If they drive > > to Billings (240 miles) it only cost $180 more. That is in addition to the > > price of the original ticket which they had to cancel because of all the > > problems. That is another long story . > > Nigeria is the most corrupt country in the world. The first time he went he > > got salmonella food poisoning which took the doctors one month to diagnose. > > All went well the other 7 times. I'm praying he gets home save and sound > > from this trip. > > Nancy B cg for Don 64/14