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Hi there, I'm just joining your list, newly diagnosed with PD in March 2004. I'm 45 y/o, married for 24 years, 2 cats and a small house in the Pacific Northwest. I spin my own yarn, knit, weave, putter in my flower garden & teach fiber arts at the local yarn store. I stopped working in November 2001, having problems with my back & right hip. Terrible "muscle spasms", numbness, jumping leg. Sitting became a torture. I went from doctor to doctor trying to discover the source of my problem. I do have HLA-B27 arthritis, so that was always blamed. But, you don't normally have numbness & a jumping leg from that. I finally went to my GP & begged him to deal with me until we solved this puzzle. That was in September 2003. I had a CAT scan, 3 MRI's (hip, back & the head in January). We tried different meds.... Finally, my leg was so misbehaven that he was concerned I was having seizures. EEG was normal.... "OK, does anyone in your family have parkinsons?" Yep.... Well, we tried sinement & guess what?! I felt better after 3 doses!!! Hurray. I have my first appointment with the neurologist next week & I assume my meds will be changed then. I'm actually relieved to know what the problem is. Since I've had 3 family members with this disease, I have a general idea of what to expect. But they were all diagnosed in their 60's or 70's.... No one was diagnosed at 45. And that's why I am interested in this list. I want more info. I want to understand (as much as I can) what exactly is happening to me & what the cause is. I'm looking forward to finding out more. Penny Brown ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn