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Good morning all! I recently joined this list to get information, and hope someone can answer my questions. Short History: Had a tremor in left thumb four or five years ago. Three years ago, fingers in left hand began to curl up quite often - still happens. Over a year ago, began to walk a lot more slowly. Now have resting tremor in left hand and arm. Feet shuffle after sleeping or sitting for a long time. Left foot drags sometimes, and also curls in sometimes when walking. Fine motor skills are deteriorating. Sometimes when getting out of a chair, I need to hold onto something to get up. At rest, sometimes have twitches or slight jerks in both arms and legs. Am right-handed, and handwriting is still very legible, but not as neat as it used to be. Also, cannot write for long periods of time. Are these symptoms of Parkinson's? I am not asking for a diagnosis - just want to know if these symptoms are indicative of Parkinson's. Have seen a good neurologist who says that the tremor I have is not the ususal tremor of Parkinson's and he cannot feel the rigidity in my fingers usually associated with Parkinson's. He has suggested I see a movement disorder specialist, which I plan on doing. Just looking for all the information I can. Thanks in advance for any answers.