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Jane, et al..... For what it's worth: The urologist I saw told me to cut back on the 7-8 glasses of water I usually drank each day, as opposed to your dad's neuro's advice to him. The urologist said to drink about 4 or 5 glasses of water daily, and NONE after 6 or 7 in the evening, 'cause a long-time Parkie's bladder is just like that of a new baby - little or no control. The full 8 glasses of water we're generally advised to take each day directly counter acts the attempt to get the condition under control. Once control is achieved, THEN we can return to drinking a larger volume of water each day. Barb Mallut [log in to unmask] -----Original Message----- From: Jane Koenig <[log in to unmask]> To: Multiple recipients of list PARKINSN <[log in to unmask]> Date: Monday, November 09, 1998 6:07 PM Subject: Re: Vacation, Thanks to Urologist . >My Dad was having some bladder control problems, which came up on our last >visit to the new neuro when she instructed him to drink more fluids in >hopes of controlling his BP problem. He had been deliberately not drinking >much at all. She gave him a sample of Detrol. He takes one 2mg pill at >bedtime, and it has been a wonderful relief for him. He still needs to get >up about every 2 hours, but at least he can make it to the bathroom now and >he's thrilled to find some medication that works on at least one of his >problems! > >So, if anyone else is having similar problems, maybe your neurologist can >help, too. > >Jane K. >(daughter, Fred 80/1) > >PS, Barb: Have a GREAT time! SF is sure one of my favorite places to visit. >