This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0062_01BDDB0F.44CE3900 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I have only recently purchased a computer and joined your network ( this = is my first sorty into the magic of email) so I thought i would start of = by introducing myself -- I am 64 years old and live in St Andrews, = Scotland.I was diagnosed PD five years ago when all i had was a slight = treor in my right hand, since then it has developed into the usual = symptoms -- severe tremor, bad constipation, stiff joints, hard to = swollow and recently, leg spasms and painful leg muscles that has = restricted my walking to a slow shuffle for twenty minutes before = needing a rest. In February 1997 I underwent surgery for deep brain = stimulation (Thalamic stimulation) this has been a great success, my = right hand tremor has disapeared completly, unfortunatly since then PD = has started in my left side.(you win some, you lose some!!) Anyway a = enough about myself, if anyone wants more info. drop me a line John [log in to unmask] ------=_NextPart_000_0062_01BDDB0F.44CE3900 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD W3 HTML//EN"> <HTML> <HEAD> <META content=3Dtext/html;charset=3Diso-8859-1 = http-equiv=3DContent-Type><!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD W3 = HTML//EN"> <META content=3D'"MSHTML 4.72.3110.7"' name=3DGENERATOR> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=3D#ffffff> <DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2>I have only recently purchased a = computer and=20 joined your network ( this is my first sorty into the magic of email) so = I=20 thought i would start of by introducing myself -- I am 64 years old and = live in=20 St Andrews, Scotland.I was diagnosed PD five years ago when all i had = was a=20 slight treor in my right hand, since then it has developed into the = usual=20 symptoms -- severe tremor, bad constipation, stiff joints, hard to = swollow and=20 recently, leg spasms and painful leg muscles that has restricted my = walking to a=20 slow shuffle for twenty minutes before needing a rest. In February 1997 = I=20 underwent surgery for deep brain stimulation (Thalamic = stimulation) this=20 has been a great success, my right hand tremor has disapeared completly, = unfortunatly since then PD has started in my left side.(you win some, = you lose=20 some!!) Anyway a enough about myself, if anyone wants more info. drop me = a=20 line John</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 = size=3D2>[log in to unmask]</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML> ------=_NextPart_000_0062_01BDDB0F.44CE3900--