Gary-Dinsmore

I am unusually stiff and sore this week. I just finished giving myself a deep muscle massage with a topical analgesic mixture of camphor, menthol and methyl salicylate. I can now stand with very...

I am back in Portland Oregon for my fall check-up. Saw my Neurologist today and made some minor adjustments in my meds. A little less Pramapexol and a little more Carbo-Levodopa. I can't believe it...

I am very negligent keeping up this journal. Nearly a year, and here is what has transpired in this year.The parkinsons non motor problems are becoming expecially troublesome. Urinary incontinece,...

We are in the middle of our fall migration to Arizona and the region about there. We got a late start, October 30th, just taking care of all our medical annual reviews. The final delay was waiting...

Judy and I have been full time travelers now for 11 years. That is; On May 1, 2004 I retired from my career in the paper industry. We sold our home in Scappoose Oregon and started traveling full time...

I visit two separate teams of neurologists, one in Phoenix in the winter and a team in Portland, OR in the summer at OHSU. Tuesday I had my visit with my Phoenix doctor. Here is a quick summary of...

I am about to make a visit to my Neurologist in Phoenix. The one who diagnosed me almost three years ago. There are a couple of striking recent developments. First, on October 22, 2013 I cut my thumb...

Here is an update since about six months ago. A lot has been happening. I have been rather busy. First of all four months of volunteer work at two Oregon State Parks from July to November. Now we are...

We traveled into Portland OR to visit my Neurologist at OHSU. I had a good long chat with my Doctor and we modified my meds just a little.I will be taking Sinamet 4x per day, meals and bed...

This week is the two year anniversary of my diagnosis of Parkinson-ism. I went back and read the first two or three posts when I had first been diagnosed and was just starting on Azilect. Now I have...

Closing in on two years since diagnosis.Visit with doctor went fine. He increased my Pramapexol by a half tablet. Now taking Azilect, 1 mg once a day, Pramapexol 0.25 mg, 1.5 tablets 3 times per day...

It has been 12 weeks since my last update. Going to see my Phoenix Neurologist tomorrow.We have been extremely busy since the end of November, 2012. Traveling, going to Bluegrass Festivals and...

It has been 6 weeks since my last entry. We have been volunteering here at Stub Stewart State Park in Oregon.  We have had a great time here. The rain has been rather persistent and we are having...

We are once again volunteering in an Oregon State Park. This time we are camp hosts at Stub Stewart State Park about 30 miles outside of Portland, OR in the coast range. This will be a period of...

The 12 day sailboat cruise was totally a success. We cruised with my son's family from Naniamo to Victoria and back. I used this opportunity to develop boating skills and confidence in my son, Glen,...