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At 02:48 PM 4/10/2003 +0100, you wrote: >I am a male, Nigerian (West Africa) and 36years of age. I came across the >site in my search for some appreciation of my predicament. You will >appreciate my position if you come to terms with the fact that medical >research (and consequently, medicine) is not yet advanced in my part of the >world and diagnosing PD in a young man may be asking for too much. > >I have been experiencing this strange symptoms (except the tremor), i.e, >difficulty with movement, handwriting, slowness with initiating movement and >especially poor balance and unstable working and have been enduring now for >about 5 years largely for lack of the luxury of ideal medical care. Just 4 >days ago, I was able to get a Physician to agree that I may be experiencing >Parkinson's symptoms. He is still conducting checks and tests (which are >crude if you ask me) like x-ray, blood tests, urine and just yesterday ECG. >I am yet to see him after the ECG. > >Now I am eager to see a neurologist and start some form of medication, but >these experts are not easy to come by here and when you do, they are not in >tune with latest developments. It is a priviledge here to have internet >access and our libraries contain very old stuff, etc, etc. Somebody even >told me that I may be more current than my Doctor and believe me, I am >probing the net. So much that I know within these few days that even though >PD is not curable as yet, it could be managed. I also gather that Levodopa >is the PD drug. When combined with Carbidopa (Sinemet), it reduces the long >term side effects. > >I can afford the drugs but my Doctor seems to be taking his time and I am >fast loosing my balance. Please I need your advise. > >Thank you, > >The first thing I think of is that Parkinson's Disease is usually >considered a white man's disease. thereare very few people of color who have PD. I would recommend that you see a neurologist who specializes in movement disorders. There are several in the US and in western Europe, especially in Sweeten >_________________________________________________________________ >Help STOP SPAM with the new MSN 8 and get 2 months FREE* >http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail > >---------------------------------------------------------------------- >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