Hey there, Joan!

In my case, "pretending" meant a search for some other reason for the slowness, the stiffness, the freezing and all that. It "helped" to have a crappy HMO neuro who was bound and determined that it COULDN'T be PD (he even told me I was "too young" -- a doctor, saying that! Can you believe it, this day and age?)

As I sit here, about an hour into my second Stalevo 100 of the day, I'm feeling pretty good. I was diagnosed seven years ago, so I realize my progression has been pretty slow. So I guess all any of us can do is be grateful for what's good in our lives and to work on that which is less than good.