Hal,

Hmmm....a cocktail of manganese, well water, and pesticides...what chance did you have?

And yet why doesn't everyone have it? Could be something else entirely.

Hope you stay and help us figure it out. If we find a cure, we might need a patent attorney..lol.....never say never!


paula

Hi Hal,
Welcome to the forum. I'm 51 now and was dx'ed at 40. I'm on the usual mix of Sinemet, Sinemetcr and Comtan. At first my symptoms seemd to be advancing really fast. Now we seem to have them in check and I get along pretty good most of the time. I'm a woodturner now days and i understand what you mean about forgetting you have PD while engaging your mind otherwise. Hang in there and I hope we hear more from you.

GregD

What a nice gift for Christmas/Hanukah/Yule/Losar/Birthday of Guru Gobind Singh/anything else festive coming up soon.

We tend to degenerate stepwise, I've heard and noticed, so perhaps you'll get to a plateau soon.

So glad to have you here. Glad also for others whose entrance I have missed. Come in and be as brothers and sisters among us. Maybe you think you need us; well, we need you, too. Keep talking.

Jaye

thanks for the kind private message, unfortunately it says you cannot recieve replies. Check with one of the moderators to rectify this.

hints to dealing with your PD.

First, EXERCISE, the best person I have seen with PD (20 years +) is John Ball and he runs marathons.
Second , know that all of us are unique in our symptomology and our progression. This disease is pretty much what you make it. AS Harley says "I have PArkinsons; Pakinsons doesn't have me!"
Attitude is everything!
3. do not underestimate the mental aspects of this disease, especially depression. You most aggressively treat it if you ever have that problem.

I have a AIR Force Policeman inmy DBS group and this person was worried about M16 quals damaging their IPG's I told them how to get around the problem, the point being you can do just about anything if you put your mind to it!


Charlie