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Originally Posted by Horsegoer
Ok, most have seen me post about my dad. He was diagnosed with PD a few years ago and he is now 70 years old. He says his only symptom is tremors in his right hand. He has been to three neuros in Florida and one movement disorder specialist at USF and they have all confirmed PD. He has tried several medications and some with bad side effects. HE is now on Levadopa/Sinemet. He says the meds have never made his symptom better but he claims it might not be making his disease progress. He does have depression since being diagnosed. He is his own worst enemy. He has no desire to do anything anymore and really does not try his best to better himself. I think a big part of it is that all his life he wa sa competitive runner and triathlete and took GREAT GREAT care of himself and ate SUPER healthy and this happened to him.
Well I am making an appointment for him when he comes here and I want to ask the doctor questions myself. Can anyone help me with what questions I should ask please. I really appreciate your help.
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The only symptoms he has are tremors in his right hand?..Is there anything suspicious other than other than his tremor?..How is his gait?
Depression will make pd sypmtoms 10 fold worse..I went through 2 years of depression before I finally went on depression and anti-anxiety drugs..Those drugs gave me a good chunk of my life back
I wish I could give you some insight about your Dad's tremor, but I have had pd for about 9 or 10 years, and Ive never had tremors..I know people who have had tremors, and they have had to go through alot of trial and error with meds..DBS seems to be the best course of treatment for tremors, because the patient goes into surgery off all pd meds, and when they find the right spot to place the leads, the tremor/s stops
I highly recommend the Cleveland Clinic..They spend alot of time with their patients, and they are very thorough and acccommodating..I have alot of confidence that they would find out if your Dad has pd or not