Hi TruthGenesis2 Thanks for your thorough and fascinating reply. This throws some light on the problem of whether to confess or not: it depends so much on the person you're telling. It seems that you...
Lizzie, thanks very much for sharing with us your experience with your spouse. It’s wonderful to know that there’s someone somewhere in the world who understands what I’m talking about. Let’s try and...
Thanks for your replies, ElTorito and Lizzie. Lizzie, an interesting comment that you made is that by confessing to your condition you reduced your stress level. I can confirm that - I suffered a...
I wonder if there’s anyone else out there who has been hiding their PD from friends and family. I was diagnosed in 2007 at the age of 57. It came as a great shock. Not only that, but one of my...
Hi Dan Thanks for asking. My cyst is now gone. It was a very minor surgical procedure, and the gunk they got out tested negative - I'm just waiting for the wound to heal before leaping aboard the...
Hi again, Dan You asked about my cycling experiences. I have been a lifelong cyclist, and when the PD symptoms started, the only time I felt normal was when I was on the bike! I could limp out into...
Hi Dan I have the same symptoms that you describe, which also don't prevent me from doing anything I want to, they're just mostly a nuisance value. Also as in your case the progression of the disease...
Dear Dan I am 64 years old, started PD symptoms 7 years ago and for two years have been taking Sinemet 25/100 twice a day. My PD is still mild (thank the Lord for small mercies). I'm keeping the dose...
Hello OrienteerI was diagnosed with PD in 2008. Until last year I held off taking medication. My symptoms were entirely on the left side (I'm right-handed), and consisted of leg drag causing and a...
Hello WesPhilly Seven years ago I started experiencing Parkinson's-like symptoms in my left side: intention tremor in my left arm, lack of arm swing and leg drag. The symptoms progressed to the stage...
Hi PeterYou said you were looking into Mucuna Prurience. I tried that and I don't recommend it. I ordered some from a company in India, and it arrived in the form of a pink powder in plastic...
LizzyThanks for your comments on Sinemet. I've been taking it for about 9 months, and I'm also concerned about its long-term use and side effects. I know that there are alternatives, but they also...
Dan, I must be one of the luckiest people with PD, because my right side is entirely symptom free. It only affects my left side - it's like having two bodies. Wierd feeling. I take only Sinemet,...
Hi Lizzy Now I know what a burpee is. I even looked it up on Google, and there's plenty there about this exercise. You can even add a push-up, so the sequence goes squat, thrust, push-up, squat,...
Dan, I think you meant me, not Lizzy, when you asked about my age. I don't mind telling you that I'm 62. The percentage difference of weak to strong side: I'd say that the weak side is about 15%...
Lizzy, you have this wonderful slogan - life is a dance. So I was wondering if dance classes would help, especially for gait disorder. From your activities that you describe it sounds like you're...
Hi Dan I do a lot of cycling. When I'm on the bike is the only time I feel normal - something to do with how the body is supported at five points. I also work out a few times a week with free weights...
I thought I'd share the following story for your amusement. When I first suspected that I might have PD, I started scouring the 'net for information. I came across an herbal remedy called Mucuna...
Hi Dan, My sense of smell is quite normal. But can you have PD and retain your sense of smell, or does having PD necessarily mean loss of this faculty to a greater or lesser extent? Cheers Llew...
Hello Bella-donna and Dan, This has turned out to be a most valuable discussion. Bella-donna, I'd never heard of SWEDDS before. I can't tell you how grateful I am to you for alerting us to this, and...
Hello Bella-donna, I really appreciate your reply. We seem to have very much the same symtoms, and we also live in the same hemisphere: I'm in South Africa. Since my post six months ago I started...
Dan Many thanks for your valuable advice. I don't mind telling you that I live in South Africa. I have only been able to find one MDS in the area of the country where I live, and he's not seeing...
How effective is slow-release Sinemet compared to regular Sinemet? I suspect that it would depend greatly on the individual symptoms and stage of PD, but can it be more efficacious? It would...
I have a few questions, but first I must explain my condition. I am now 62 years old. Seven years ago I started experiencing weakness and shakiness in my left leg. After a few months it progressed to...