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My mother was diagnosed with PD at the age of 43. She is now 57. She suffers through a lot of pain, extreme rigidity, and burning sensations. A few years ago we learned about reducing the protein count in her diet and that helped quite a bit. (She eats no meat and we keep track of her protein input everyday in a logbook. She is averaging about 32 grams of protein per day.) Unfortunately, her weight has gone from 134 pounds to 91 pounds. She takes 650 milligrams of Sinemet between 7am and 9pm. And she takes Restoril and Elavil before going to bed. We are now contemplating pallidotomy. Her body is rarely able to "link" between Sinemet doses. She cannot have several light meals throughout the day because any amount of food in her stomach interferes with the Sinemet. Hence, not only does she avoid high-protein foods but, also, high fiber foods. She cannot wait a long period of time for all the food to digest because the PD symptoms are too excrutiating. At this time her worst symptoms are these sensations that her head is about to explode off of her neck like a rocket ship and inside her skull if feels like she has been beaten with a baseball bat. This is an every day occurrence. I would like more information on pallidotomy surgery. I have found some information at www.axonet.com but I would like information about its success rate and the statistics of what symptoms were alleviated and for how long, etc. Does anyone know where I can find this information? Teresa