Hi Ellis: I am a 75 years old male weighing 160 lbs and 6 ft tall.

I was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease approximately 16 years
ago. I had the typical tremor and ache in my right arm. The drug
Sinemet was prescribed and I was a happy camper for many years.

About 3 years ago, I began to experience what I call
"lighheadedness" or "whiteout" because my field of view becomes
very bright amd white as a result of particular body motions
and/or positions. No spinning sensations occurs as in "vertigo".

The problem was not serious at first but has become a huge impact
on my life. The doctors think it is "normal orthostatic hypotension"
which occurs when going from a sitting or lying position to a
standing position too fast. As the symtoms became worse, I
convinced my doctor to keep looking for the cause.

I had my heart checked using the Nuclear-Thallium test looking for
any blockage. A heart valve is slightly leaking causing a murmur,
but nothing serious. However, as a result of blood work, it was
discovered that I am anemic.

I checked the record (I am a pac-rat so I happened to have old
records) and noticed that the anemia started about 3 to 4 years ago.

My doctor was not impressed, but decided to do a colonoscopy to
find out if I was leaking blood in my colon or stomach. Somewhere
along the line it was discovered that my blood pressure readings
are erratic, probably the result of 12 to 15 years of Parkinson's
disease working on the autonomic systems.

Upon talking with the gastroenterologist and the anesthesiogist,
it was decided to wait until the blood pressure was under control
before doing the colonoscopy because the anesthetic causes a drop
in blood pressure. The blood pressure refuses to be controlled.

For example, starting the day at say 7 am, before breakfast, the
blood pressure may be 140/80. After breakfast it drops to maybe
70/40 and after 1 to 2 hours begins to slowly rise until mid-afternoon. From
about 3pm until 9pm blood pressure can be
normal (for me normal is about 110/75) or up to 170/100.

It can run up for several hours and come back down. When it ramps
up in the afternoon, my face becomes bright red and flushed, very
uncomfortable.

The blood pressure medication can lower and raise bloood pressure
but it is not clear how to proceed with erratic blood pressure.

When the blood pressure is low after breakfast, I usually have
to lie down and nap.

I think the best way to proceed is to fix the anemia and see if
that fixes the lightheadedness.

The results of the bloodwork is:
white blood cell count 6.9 K/ul (4.0 to 11.0)
red blood cell count 3.48 M/ul (4.4 to 6.0)
hemoglobin 11.1 g/dl (13.5 to 18.0)
hematocrit 32.6% (40.0 to 52.0)

Note that three of the above items are out of range. Could this be
the cause of my lightheadednss?



Ellis: What good is it going to do if I tell you that you are
dying of anemia, if your doctors are in charge, and your doctors
don't know that anemia is killing you? You are dying of anemia.
Your body is dying for lack of oxygen. You see white, you get
dizzy, light-headedness... that is lack of oxygen.

Hematocrit 32.6% red blood cells instead of 45% which is the
average means you have about one third less oxygen than you
need... you are drowning... You need oxygen, immediately... it
is an emergency...

But your doctors are not impressed, and they will never be impressed
until you are dead... and you seem to be their obedient slave...

So what can I do for you?

If you decide to break your chains and COME TO MEXICO I will take
you to MY doctor, and my doctor will do what I tell him to do...
and I will fix you up with his help, at cost...

That means about $2000 of various hormones and perhaps $300 for
about 10 sessions of hyperbaric oxygen. You will feel the results
starting immediately.

See my pages: http//www.rajeun.net/hb.html

and

http://www.rajeun.net/sarcopenia.html

and

http://www.rajeun.net/bicycle.html

Thanks for writing, and good luck whatever you decide.

Ellis Toussier