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Marty, Thanks for your good advice. > a good > doctor would have the professionalism to look at your current presentation > I was suprised that this doctor wanted to see me "on" my medications rather than off. Seems like it would be more revealing to see what I am like without meds. Am I wrong? I don't, however want to go into this with a bad attitude. I am looking for a good doctor and have high hopes that this one will be, but I am not above seeking another opinion until I find someone who is truly sympathetic and objective. Thanks again.Jennifer [log in to unmask] wrote: > In a message dated 2/12/99 12:05:59 PM Pacific Standard Time, > [log in to unmask] writes: > > << > seemed to make me miserable and I seemed to be worse off with every new >> > Jennifer, > While I certainly understand why you might be feeling gun shy about revealing > your history to a, new doctor, I also agree with your friend that a good > doctor would have the professionalism to look at your current presentation as > well as your documented history and to regard that history with an > appropriately skeptical eye if it was contradicted by what he/she saw with > his/her own eyes. A good doctor will want to know your history and all sorts > of questions will be raised in his/her mind if you appear to be withholding or > distorting that history. Of course, the key phrase in all of this is the term > "a good doctor." While it can be a daunting task to find such an animal (just > kidding) and sometimes you have to just take a blind leap, surely the > collective wisdom and knowledge of this list can be helpful to you by > recommending a good movement-disorders specialist in your spot on the globe.