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Lannier.... I seriously doubt that any reputable neurosurgeon is gonna perform brain surgery on someone whose condition didn't strongly indicate that THAT wasn't the proper treatment at that time. There'd be way too much liability in doing that, plus one just doesn't go and have brain surgery all that easily - not when one could lose their life, or voice, or sight, or have a stroke from the surgery itself. So, I disagree with your hypothesis.... Barb Mallut [log in to unmask] -----Original Message----- From: Lanier Maddux <[log in to unmask]> To: Multiple recipients of list PARKINSN <[log in to unmask]> Date: Friday, November 27, 1998 6:20 PM Subject: Re: Michael J. Fox articles Barb, I have a theory that might explain why MFJ might have had surgery even though he had only mild symptoms. When you are young and famous and rich and at the peak (or near) of your career, then you can not afford to have ANY symptoms! It would be devasting to you. So you start taking any and all med's that are available, and if that doesn't compeletly make you symptom free than you just go to a surgeon and say "I want brain surgery" . I have no idea who MJF is, I never heard of lhim but I bet this is the case. He had to do everything possible to not have any symptoms or be handicapped in any way by PD. I think that old Elvis would still be alive (he and I were the exact same age) if he had not been famous and could get a Doctor to give him any and all the uppers and downers that he wanted to feel good all day and all night. Do you think I may have a point here? I think that even ordinary people like myself goes to the doctor too soon sometimes and takes too many pills just because a visit to the Dr is 10 bucks co-pay, and a big bottle of pills is only 5 bucks co-pay. I know you will feel free to disagree and I admit I may be way off base here with my theory. As they say inside the beltway, I am sending up a trial balloon here. Lanier Lanier Maddux 63/3/2 N4AG Chattanooga (choo-choo town) Tenn. Home of Lookout Mtn & Rock City