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Billl, Every symptom of yours that you wrote about, was just like the same for my step-father. Yet when I took him to the doctor, he said my dad did not have PD, but essential tremors. The only thing is, my Dad had more than "just" tremors. He later passed away with cancer of the colon, which metasized to the lungs, but I still think he was mis dx'd. Best to you. Jo Ann On Thu, 21 Apr 2005 13:56:02 -0700 "Dr. William M. Isbell" <[log in to unmask]> writes: > Hi - > > My name is Bill Isbell (Bill in SB). I was active on one > of the > Lists several years ago, but stopped when I felt that I was being > overwhelmed by the sheer number of messages. Now, I plan to reenter > the > List with a proposal. > > I have read too many times that doctors are not familiar > with > the symptoms of PD. It took less than five minutes for the > neurologist to > correctly diagnose my condition as Parkinson's. From my own > experience, I > can list many signs that pointed surely to a correct diagnosis. I > expect > that each of us has their own list. Why not combine the lists into > a > training document for MDs? I have discussed this with my neuro and > he is > receptive to writing a paper on the subject. It can't hurt and it > could help. > > For starters, my "First Signs of Parkinson's" list would > include: > Losing the ability to whistle > Stubbing my right foot on the carpet > Feeling that I could hide my thoughts from others behind my mask > Making my jaw slack > Drooling > Lessened arm swing, especially right arm > Pleas add your own early symptoms and I will collate and distribute. > > Regards, > Bill from SB > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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