I happend to be in the doctors office today and a British couple, on "holiday" as they say it, came in to be seen. They were self pay-remarked that in GB there would be no cost. We got to talking and they remarked at how common it is for Americans to come over, establish dual citizenship and get treatment. My thoughts were for getting Duodopa. Questions being:

1. Canada being more favorable, I live in Florida. Personally I'd rather be in Canada than Great Britain.
2. If Canada, that requires 3 years to get citizenship.
3. Any other way other than citizenship to get the meds.
4. Can I still get the meds once I come back to the U.S.

I just can't stand it that we have something that we know it works and the damn FDA wont approve it.

Jim, this is music to my ears...in my book this is absolutely inhumane, and I cannot understand why we are not demonstrating, protesting, or staging freeze attacks at FDA head offices? People here are suffering over some bureaucratic bs or worse it is used so that DBS remains our only other option. I am at least going to start letter writing campaign against this.

How in the world can the FDA do this? Something in place for at least ten years provides pretty damn strong evidence that the treatment is not toxic and it works. To tell us that is for safety and standards is to insult or intelligence.

On the other hand, I can see why people are heading elsewhere for treatment but to establish residency takes too long! By that time it may be approved and used here. I have a few alternate scenarios:

1) Find a Brit to marry you as a business deal.

2) Seek Duodopa surgery in country that gives you the option of paying with a credit card. Don't forget the continent like France and HHe

3) Post to Euro disease assn forums to ask what can be done.

-Laura