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In a message dated 1/12/99 8:54:21 AM Pacific Standard Time, [log in to unmask] writes: << >> I had bilateral pallidotomies in March and Dec,.1996 and I have had swallowing problems, with liquids--it goes down the wrong pipe. I had the problem before the pallidotomies but it got worse after. I got pneumonia in Nov.''97, most likely due to this swallowing problem which can cause the longs to be aspirated. I don't mean to scare you; in my case, I just have to be careful, and slow in swallowing liquids. Good luck. Marty Polonsky