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At 12:28 AM 4/22/2002 -0400, you wrote: >Hello frieinds: I have had balance problems for about 5 years. i used to run about the house and crash into things. and i would find myself running down the sidewalk. I skinned my knees many times and it got to where i did not have any pair of jeans without holes in the knees. Then I got my first cane. When i first got it I would trip over it. however, i have learned how to use the cane. It keeps me from falling and I don't crash into things in the house. I was diagnosed in 1988. I had symptoms for about a year prior to that. I am 59 Now. >My name is Diana and I've only been on this list about a month. I'm 48 and >was diagnosed about 3 l/2 years ago. My most severe problem at present is my >balance. My neurologist recently had me add a blue Sinemet to my two >Sincemet CRs that I take daily along with 3 one milligram tablets of Mirapex. > I have never had any tremor which leads my neuro to think I have an atypical >form of PD. > I am so weary of falling and crashing into things in my home! So far when >I'm out in public, I've been able to manage with the use of a walking stick. >However, last night, having come in from a neighborhood party, I find myself >starting to run in the house, almost out of necessity (which only other >Parkies I imagine can understand) and then when I tried to stop myself, I >crashed into a desk and my face hit a framed picture on the wall, leaving me >with a nice, swollen, bloody lip. Sigh...so you see why I am tired of this. > I'm still getting out and exercising and god knows, I try to stay >positive...but am wondering if anyone out there is experiencing the same kind >of problems. Thanks, Diana > >---------------------------------------------------------------------- >To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] >In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn