[carolineb211]

I am Caroline and have recently been diagnosed with Parkinsons disease. Haven't a clue how to negotiate this site, looks very confusing. Help!

[Jomar]

Hello,
Here is the link to get you to our PD forum, most people favorite or bookmark the forum they visit the most so it's easier to read and post messages.
PD forum -
http://neurotalk.psychcentral.com/forum34.html


If you need help navigating the site just ask and someone will be of help.


Also our FAQ's have good help & explanations on forum usage-
http://neurotalk.psychcentral.com/faq.php

[NurseNancy]

hi caroline and welcome to NT,

i have MS and don't know much about parkinson's. i'm sorry for your dx (diagnosis).

i know you will be warmly welcomed at the parkinson forum.
after that just look around and come aboard.

[carolineb211]

Originally Posted by NurseNancy

hi caroline and welcome to NT,

i have MS and don't know much about parkinson's. i'm sorry for your dx (diagnosis).

i know you will be warmly welcomed at the parkinson forum.
after that just look around and come aboard.

Thank you. Nancy. I am just starting to find my way around and still at a bit of a loss as to where to look.

I am begining to come to terms with diagnosis i think and trying hard to be positive

[Abbie]

Hello Caroline
and
WELCOME to Neurotalk!

I see you have found your way to our Parkinson's Forum!
Finding your way around is pretty easy after a few days... you be an expert in no time

Please feel free to pull up a chair, kick off your shoes and stay a while.
The people here are great!!!

I look forward to seeing you around the board!

Abbie

[KathyButts]

I am new to this and don't know where to start. I had foot surgery in Nov 2009. When I woke up from surgery, I had this horrible pain from my foot to the back of my left knee.(never had pain there before) Went in for severe bunion surgery. I was told it could have been nerve damage. Went to pain management where they gave me 2 injections in my spine....tried me on gabapentin, nortryptiine, the usual hydrocodone and oxycodone..which i am currently out of...lyrica (which made my ears ring and stopped taking it) etc. etc. now that I am out of my pain meds and stopped going to the dr. I don't know what to do because I am such pain and I know they will think I am an addict that is why I stopped going....I found some gabapentin (that didn't work the first two times) nortryptiline (which also didn't work) and lyrica (which made my ears ring so bad I stopped after two weeks). So I took a nortryptiline and a gabapentin but scared to death to try a Lyrica. Has anyone else had this problem and what do I do...it has affected my whole life because I have a lot of responsibilies and when I am pain I am 0 percent effective and it is starting to effect my family....do I go to a new dr and say "hey somebody messed me up and I need fixed" or what???????

[Darlene]

Happy to see you have come to be with us. Just let us know if we can be of any help. There are great and caring friends here to assist you. Our shoulders are here for support in many ways.

Caroline I see Jo has gotten you started in the right direction.

Kathy, here is a forum with some help to assist you:

http://neurotalk.psychcentral.com/forum10.html

Looking forward to seeing you around. My thoughts and prayers are with you.

Darlene