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Hi Michael.... You may find that dad has "internal" tremors, which are not particularly uncommon for those of us having Parkinson's. One may also start off having tremors on one side, or have no tremors at all, only to find that after having the disease for several years with symptoms on one side of the body only, they may end up with the PD on the OTHER side, and the symptom's may be vastly different on the other side of their body then it was on the original side. You'll eventually see that no two Parkies seem to have the same symptoms, thus making comparisons between others symptoms is difficult, to say the least! Barb Mallut (PD = since 25 yr., age 57 now) [log in to unmask] -----Original Message----- From: michael frederic <[log in to unmask]> To: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]> Date: Wednesday, July 26, 2000 7:58 PM Subject: Question about PD stages >Hi everyone, > >My dad was diagnosed recently with PD. He is 70, but I suspect he has had >PD for 2-3 years before the diagnosis. His PD manifests itself in rigidity >and shuffling gait; he has no tremors. > >I have no idea what stage he is in, or even how these stages are measured. > >Also, is it strange that Dad has no tremors? Does PD "normally" manifest >itself in tremors OR rigidity (as they seem to be opposite symptoms)? > >If anyone can shed light, I would be grateful. > >Michael, son of Wayne 70/69/68 >_________________________________________________________________ _______ >Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com