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I'VE BEEN LURKING FOR SOME WEEKS AND ENJOYING THE SUBSTANTIAL REPORTS OF MEDICAL ADVANCES AND OF MEMBERS WHO HAVE BEEN TREATED WITH MEDICATIONS AND SURGERY. A WONDERFUL CAMERADERIE PREVAILS. I OFTEN GIVE THE FRIENDLY EXCHANGES SHORT SHRIFT SINCE I GET 30 TO 50 MESSAGES A DAY. MY NAME IS STANLEY, AND I HAVE BEEN DIAGNOSED FOR ABOUT THREE YEARS, BUT PROBABLY HAD PD SOONER SINCE I FELL FROM A LADDER IN 1994 AND BROKE MY SHOULDER. THIS FEBRUARY I FELL IN THE YARD AND BROKE MY RIGHT FEMUR AND AM STILL HOBBLING AROUND WITH OR SOMETIMES WITHOUT A CANE. MY BALANCE IS NOT GOOD, AND I HAVE AN INTENSE FEAR OF FALLING. I DO WATER THERAPY TWICE A WEEK AND WORK WITH A PHYSICAL THERAPIST ONCE A WEEK, AND DO SOME PT EXERCISES AT HOME. I AM ON 2 ELDEPRYL AND 4 AND A HALF SINEMET CR 50 DAILY. I HAVE GREAT CONFIDENCE IN MY NEURO. O YES, I AM ALSO AN INSULIN DEPENDENT TYPE I DIABETIC, 77 years old and a retired Professor of German at The University oF Texas at Austin. We have a good support group here.