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In Remembrance
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Join Date: Aug 2006
Posts: 3,772
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In Remembrance
Join Date: Aug 2006
Posts: 3,772
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Ladybird-
I'm sorry but I don't have any reliable figures. That is one reason the US data is so pleasing. Good numbers are hard to come by.
My profession was a professional land surveyor (US definition) followed by a developer of residential property. I've always had a scientific bent and had two years at university studying whatever caught my fancy knowing that the money was going to run out. That freed me from a lot of BS. When I was diagnosed in 2000 my first reaction was to hit the books and I never stopped. One thing particularly unique about my background is that the Net made it possible to for me to "apprentice" with a French surgeon, Anne Frobert, who was battling PD herself. It is part dedication and a good part of harnassed OCD, but it works for me.
I live in Scotland, a very northerly climate, and one that sees some of the highest numbers of MS patients in the world. Do you know what the PD statistics are for Scotland? Also, may I ask what your profession is? Do you have a scientific background? Hope that doesn't sound prying!
Kind regards, Ladybird.[/QUOTE]
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Born in 1953, 1st symptoms and misdiagnosed as essential tremor in 1992. Dx with PD in 2000.
Currently (2011) taking 200/50 Sinemet CR 8 times a day + 10/100 Sinemet 3 times a day. Functional 90% of waking day but fragile. Failure at exercise but still trying. Constantly experimenting. Beta blocker and ACE inhibitor at present. Currently (01/2013) taking ldopa/carbadopa 200/50 CR six times a day + 10/100 form 3 times daily. Functional 90% of day. Update 04/2013: L/C 200/50 8x; Beta Blocker; ACE Inhib; Ginger; Turmeric; Creatine; Magnesium; Potassium. Doing well.
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