Bruce: Please don't even think of "not belonging" - I've not been with this list for very long but from what I've heard from the regular contributors I believe I'm right in saying the whole purpose of having such a group is for exchange of info. and perhaps gaining help that can't be found anywhere else. It is definitely giving me a more "well-rounded" concept and attitude about how to deal with my husbands situation, from meds to emotional issues. I can't help right now with your specific questions, but my husband did have his Neuro order a CAT scan for him last visit and he was real apprehensive about it. The Dr. referred to wanting to find out if "something else" could be going on , like minor strokes or whatever, so my instincts are to respect a professionals need to know by diagnostic techniques. However, my husband was so worried about the procedure we ended up postponing it for a while. In your case, the questions abound- Are you on Sinimet? I do hope you will feel like communicating your feelings and results and you find some answers and start feeling better- my greatest fear for my husband and myself is that we won't know the answers well enough to keep him from losing communications with me- we all share the fight together - wish I could be of more specific help, but we never know what the future holds(I have faith in good things though!) Marie [log in to unmask]