Yes I saw your posts and was hoping you'd reply. Stress is so much a factor - besides the stress of the ongoing spinal issues I'm planning my daughter's wedding, my out of town Dad is under hospice care (as in the phone will ring any minute) and I have some other local business issues I'm dealing with - nothing awful but it alll pulls at the stress and time factors.

My new MRI shows that I'm "the same" as I was at an MRI taken about 9 months after surgery - that said there is still compression C5-C6 and "a signal intensity" issue in the cord. The neuro said at some point I might need more surgery - he thinks that I have both the neuro issues and a parkinson syndrome - I feel that the spine is the cause of most of my on-going problems - that said I've gotten some relief from Requip (a PD drug) and because there wasnt anything significant in the MRI he wants me to try Azilect (also a PD drug) - the requip did make a difference when I started with it, I'm only two days on the Azilect. Hubby doesn't want more surgery but if the benefits outweigh the risks I'd consider it again. He thinks my feeling that "I'm getting worse" is mostly stress.

Anyway Mona thanks for the reply. I see the dental specialist on 1/9 if I'm not in FL w/family.

-Gloria