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PARKINSONS????
by: MARTHA on Thu, Oct 23 2008
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I was diagnosed with parkinsons 10 years ago. It took me a long time to find a good Neurologist who would listen…..I finally settled on the fifth one. During this time I start searching on the internet and what I found were symptoms that I had. My tremors were bad so I opted for the dbs. The operation went well……no more tremors. I always complained about my legs but my complaints were ignored, I am taking meds to stop the ‘charlie horse’ but it is not working…….matter of fact, my legs are worse. All I got from my neuro is that I am not giving a chance for the meds to work.

When the dosage was increased, I stopped the increase and said ‘no more’ for the first time. After a day of the increased dosage, my legs went bezerk, they went flying all over the place with the pain so strong that I cried. My daughter telephoned my neuro but all she got was the answering machine. No one returned her call. I have an appt. On nov. 12 so I think we will have a showdown.

In the meantime, my daughter searched the internet and came across msa symptoms, they fit me to a ‘t’.

What do you think?

Johnny cash was diagnosed with parkinsons but it ended up being msa.

Billy graham was diagnosed with parkinsons but he has encephalitis.
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October 2008

  • PARKINSONS???? - by MARTHA - (Thu, Oct 23 2008)
    I was diagnosed with parkinsons 10 years ago. It took me a long time to find a good Neurologist who would listen…..I finally settled on the fifth one. [more..]
  • Parkinson’s patient at end stages was just diagnosed in 08 - by JACKIE - (Wed, Oct 22 2008)
    I take care of a gentleman that is only 74 years old and is the end stages of Parkinson’s disease. [more..]
  • Parkinson’Disease - by Anne - (Tue, Oct 21 2008)
    My mother Reta McEachern had Parkinson’s from her 30’s at that time they just called it tremors [more..]
  • diagonsis is a problem - by aaron - (Tue, Oct 21 2008)
    i was born with a family tremor one brother has it and one doesnt it has always been a little problem but it has grown to a bigger problem now. [more..]
  • twice over - by Bill - (Mon, Oct 20 2008)
    it has been 2 1/2 years since my wife was diagnosed with P/K. when she started falling and getting weak it took three hospital stays of a week each and more tests that we want to remember. [more..]
  • The road to know where - by tammy - (Fri, Oct 10 2008)
    Hi! my name is tammy. I am a 39 year old female. My systems started around 7 years ago. Light tremor in my right hand, off balance, memory loss, difficulty in speech, fatigue.. I was dx with parkinson’s while I was in nursing school. [more..]
  • Loss of Married Life - by John J. - (Mon, Oct 06 2008)
    My wife has always been a bit slow and reserved (35 years married)she started to shuffle and when I pointed this out she rebuked me that at 60 she can [more..]

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