Today Mom had another doctor. He was really nice too. I'm not sure if he's one of the senior staff, but he sure gave Mom a work-out. He tested her balance, he had her walk away from & back to him while he watched how she walked... he checked her feet, legs, arms, hands, eyes etc... He wanted to know how those who first told Mom she had Parkinson's knew it was Parkinson's.. of course Mom didn't know that. None of us do. He's almost positive that the way she walks, the loss of balance & the weaker left leg is due to the stroke. They have been gradually reducing the Sinemet she takes. The doctor said they don't want to do it suddenly because if she does have Parkinson's it would cause problems, so reducing it little by little & watching to see if her symptoms return has been the best bet... so far none of the tremors (except her head which has never gone away) has returned. I sure am hoping & praying that what they suspect is true & that she does not have Parkinson's.