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At 16:56 1999/08/01 EDT, you wrote: >Hello All: My PWP needs more info to overcome some difficulties >he has run into into in 3 areas of his life. I will keep it brief >but will appreciate any feedback on these topics, even offlist, since >we have his six month rendezvous with the Neuro.& primary care doctor >at the V.A. on 8/5 (30 min. with each- I want to be prepared!). >First, he has been on Bromocriptine with his Sinimet 200Cr the past >six months-experiencing dyskinesia and increasing, intermittent freezing >and slowness. We've been thinking about going to a more modern agonist- >perhaps Mirapex or Requip - been watching all correspondence about them- >hope to minimize the Sinimet with best aid against the bradykinesia >(slowness, lack of energy). What advice, exper. can anyone give, perhaps >comparing the benefits/side effects of these two meds? >Second, he has had serious deterioration of his eyesight during the >past six months- poor depth perception and coordination problems- has >had reading difficulties for some time but now seems to have invaded >his ability to accomplish hand/eye coordination tasks. There has been >discussions about the eye possibly contributing to walking problems - >which we feel is highly likely - but is there any eye specialists >available to give specific answers related to PD, the meds side effects >on eyesight, etc? Some time back there was discussion about eyesight >and some were going to a conference for eye doctors specializing in >neuro. disorders, but I didn't see any subsequent info. on the event >(in Dallas,I think). Has anyone encountered any specialists in this area >within the V.A. system for the Houston, Austin area? >Thirdly, this is a tricky one to talk about, but impacts his life >enough to need some experienced answers if possible. His sex life and >health is fine in all areas, except one for the past few weeks - final >ejaculation - and he needs relief......At his age, the tendency is to >blame all on the prostate - which he is being nudged toward a prostate >exam- which he is resisting on the grounds that his urination is >fine, and he feels in tune with his body enough to know when assistance >is needed for a realized problem (he met some real unhappy prostate >patiants when getting his hernia repairs several years ago). He is now >taking a saw palmetto/zinc otc supplement, but wonders if anyone has >suggestions of where to look for the possibilities of other sources of >the problem in this area....... Now that he has been contending with PD >for l3 yr., we are most grateful to be able to "be in touch" with people >with practical experience and he wants to stay armed with knowledge as >much as he can to avoid the perils of "misguidance" that can occur in the >medical field. We feel the discussions in this setting are invaluable >for doing our best in handling this damnable condition. Now that he is >experiencing dyskinesia and slower movement complications we also intend >to investigate the possibilities of locating a movement disorder specialist >within the V.A. system? Does anyone know of such a "critter"? Thanks for >your time - look forward to your replies! >Marie carepartner for husband (70/l3) janet paterson 52 now / 41 dx / 37 onset snail-mail: PO Box 171 Almonte Ontario K0A 1A0 Canada website: a new voice <http://www.geocities.com/SoHo/Village/6263/> e-mail: <[log in to unmask]>