Greetings, all!

I guess this is a return of sorts for me. When I was diagnosed back in 2000, I dwelt in the NeuroTalk community's PD forum as "Radiobill." But I sorta fell away from it. Don't know why.

Now I'm back!

It's been an interesting time, especially the last year. From about 2003 until recently, I felt like I was doing well enough -- symptom-wise -- to lay off the meds and thereby avoid the dyskinesia. Then I went to work for the government and chose an insurance company that insisted I see a regular neuro doc instead of a movement disorder specialist. For the past year we've been doing battle as to whether or not I had PD, or carpal tunnel syndrome, or cervical stenosis, or peripheral neuropathy.

"One thing I can say with almost absolute certainty," this doctor said. "You do not have PD."

So... after a year of declining neurological fortunes... I switched insurance companies and am now being seen by a fine movement disorder specialist who said, "With all due respect to your former doctor, you DO have PD -- and a pretty classical case of it."

I'm on Stalevo 100 and maintaining nicely.

I look forward to participating in discussions and getting to know each of you.

Have a great weekend, and thanks.