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hi all At 11:06 1999/08/07 -0700, larry wrote: >I was diagnosed with PD last Friday and I am still in denial... wow! that makes you one of the newest 'newbies' to grace these shores i highly recommend reading three articles mentioned in my website [see below] in the PIEnet/words/nuggets section particularly the 'psychosocial' one for new 'diagnosees' you've had one heck of a shock although you may have had symptoms building up over a long time my unsolicited advice is learn as much as you can about pd there is a lot of mis-information 'out there' becoming our own advocates can be a matter of survival my unsolicited reassurance is you couldn't get pd at a better time in history pharmaceutical and surgical options and treatments have grown by leaps and bounds in the past 10 years and show no signs of stopping 'cure' is no longer a word uttered by loonies in la-la-land >I have been a vegan for the last 4 years and now feel that >lifestyle helped caused my PD because of a lack of B12... anything's possible and nothing is proven there could be multiple influences i would venture a guess that attributing 'blame' is part of the grieving process that we all have to work through >My main discomfort comes from getting cold hands >when the weather drops to the 70s and I start to >shiver and shake. and my body temp goes to 95. >My thyroid checks out OK. Dr. has no answer to why >it happens. thermo-regulatory problems are a secondary symptom of pd is your doctor a neurologist? or a movement disorder specialist? preferably one who specializes in pd? what are your symptoms like? have you started any medication yet? i'm glad you found us we are living proof that there is life [and how!] after pd janet 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]>