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jen i am 58 years old and was diagnosed 11 years ago. my first neuroligist spend 15 minutes with me, gave me some medications and said see me in six months.i wasn't even sure what pd was. my wife set up an appointment with another neuroligist. he gave me a number of tests for various other diseases and by the time i was through, i was thrilled that all i had was pd. over the past 11 years, my progression has been relatively slow. i do not take sinemet at this time. the things that effect me the most are extremes in heat/cold and stress.they cause my right side to shake. each of of us iis different in our progression and tolerance to meds. dealing with pd is also different among us. my initial reaction was to not tell anyone but my family. my next stage was tell selected people and to hide thr tremors in my hand. my final step was "what the hell". it's part of my life and if anyone asks me, i'll tell them. it's not something i dwell on, it's just part of me. hope this helps. if i can help in the future, just e-mail me at [log in to unmask] best regards murph 58/11 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn