Originally Posted by wordsmithy

I saw my movement disorder specialist yesterday and, for the first time, she said I had benign tremulous parkinsonism. I have had the DATscan and definitely do have PD. I have had tremor for 7 years and it is slowly but steadily worsening. Now 52. Some stiffness in shoulders and arms but she couldn't see it and who knows if it is just age or PD. I asked when she thought I would start major meds (besides Azilect), 2 years, 5 years? She didn't know but seemed to think I would need something eventually.

She asked me to donate some cells for Parkinson's stem cell research, so I went and had a skin biopsy. Now I feel a bit more optimistic than usual and very virtuous. A good day.