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hi all; i have received the following enquiry from a fellow parkie in malasia [beautiful home of the recent commonwealth games!] and am taking the liberty of posting his message to our entire mailing list membership of 1600 parkies world-wide: In a message dated 1998/09/22 13:53:26, you write: >Subj: Enquiry... >Date: 1998/09/22 13:53:26 >From: [log in to unmask] (Creative Technology Centre) >To: [log in to unmask] > >Hello! I am a Parkinson Patient from Malaysia age 52,male. I suffer Parkinson >disease nearly 1 year. >Just came cross your net, I like to know more about this disease >cure method can you mail me back your information about treatment. > >I heard the operation for PD is : Sub-thalamic stimulation. >Can you able to explain what is that operate and its dangerous > >I need to know as soon as possible because my sickness became >more and more serious > .... I already search for better treatment, but hopeless at all. >Hope you can help me in this disease > >Thanks & Regard >Mr. Tan Saik Ngoh my immediate response would be a series of questions: 1. what medications treatment do you receive now? 2. what are your symptoms? 3. are there any parkinson organisations or support groups in malasia? 4. how were you diagnosed? what kind of doctor? a comment - it seems to me that surgery is an extreme option to be considering so early in the disease: i would think that you could manage to reduce your symptoms substantially by using medications only for the time being your cyber-sibling janet janet paterson - 51/10 - almonte/ontario/canada http://www.newcountry.nu/pd/members/janet/ [log in to unmask]