Hi Carol, Have always felt, both as a PWP and as a nurse, > that response to different medications is a highly > individualized thing-especially when dealing with a > 'designer' disease such as PD. "Different strokes for > different folks" I agree with above; it just sounded like a squabble to me. The e-mail from me to Brian, is not intended to pull any punches, frankly. Charlotte ------------------------ Carole Hercun wrote: > > Hi Charlotte: A little confused by your post. There was > certainly no "squabbling" intended, but perhaps I should > clarify. Have always felt, both as a PWP and as a nurse, > that response to different medications is a highly > individualized thing-especially when dealing with a > 'designer' disease such as PD. "Different strokes for > different folks", as we used to say... Carole H. > > --- Charlotte Mancuso <[log in to unmask]> > wrote: > > Janet/Carol: > > > > Do you really think this squabbling is helping Tina or > > anyone attempting > > to gain a reasoned reply to their inquiry? Please, > > think about the > > person who is turning to us for reasoned insight. > > > > I believe this debate has turned into a personal > > arguement, and should > > be carried on offlist, please. > > > > Charlotte > > -------------- > > O.K. janet-I, too: > > #1. Like my Sinemet. > > #2. Have been misdiagnosed. > > #3. Miss Dennis Miller. > > #4. Enjoy dinner in expensive restaurants with gallant > > gentlemen who consider me a 'goddess' > > Carole H. > > > > --- janet paterson <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > > lolo!! > > > > > > you, too, what or which? > > > > > > jp > > > > > > > > > At 15:51 1999/11/09 -0800, you wrote: > > > >Me, too. Carole H. > > > > > > > >--- janet paterson <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > > >> At 04:04 1999/11/09 -0800, you wrote: > > > >> >Hi janet: I love the way you are SO reluctant to > > > speak > > > >> your > > > >> >mind. Your 2 cents worth is more like $2.00 worth. > > I > > > >> >especially like the part about SOME doctors not > > > noticing > > > >> >(some of my best friends, etc.) that they weren't > > > gods > > > >> >anymore. But I would, being a nurse. Carole > > H. > > > >> > > > >> hi carole > > > >> > > > >> i can't help it > > > >> when i see what i consider arrogance or ignorance > > > >> affecting someone's health > > > >> i see red > > > >> > > > >> maybe it's a self-defence-by-proxy mechanism > > > >> there but for grace... > > > >> > > > >> i am sure that my upbringing in a > > > >> health-care-guaranteed-for-all atmosphere adds a > > > certain > > > >> 'spice' > > > >> to my rant tendency > > > >> > > > >> also some past medical experiences: > > > >> 1. gallstones mis-diagnosed and mis-treated for 10 > > > years > > > >> viz tension and stress = valium > > > >> viz infectious hepatitis = quarantined with my pain > > > >> 2. my father's throat cancer undiagnosed > > > >> and pooh-poohed as a 'sore throat'for over a year > > > >> > > > >> the medical field is populated by human beans just > > > like > > > >> us > > > >> surprise surprise > > > >> > > > >> oops... > > > >> got rolling again... > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> janet > > > >> who misses dennis miller > > > >> > > > > > >> janet paterson > > > >> 52 now / 41 dx / 37 onset > > > >> e-mail - [log in to unmask] > > > >> web-site - > > > http://www.geocities.com/SoHo/Village/6263/ > > > > > > j-- > > Charlotte Mancuso > > *************************************************** > > For advocacy, medical, and other PD-related material, go > > to: > > http://www.onelist.com/subscribe/CurePD-NorCal > > > > ===== > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Bid and sell for free at http://auctions.yahoo.com -- Charlotte Mancuso *************************************************** For advocacy, medical, and other PD-related material, go to: http://www.onelist.com/subscribe/CurePD-NorCal