Bill: here are my early symptoms and the symptoms that progressed through several decades: 1. In my 20 and 30s: Mild Essentiql tremor in my rihgt hand. 2. Very hard worklike ----- Original Message ----- From: "Margie L. Nestler" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Saturday, April 23, 2005 10:06 PM Subject: Re: Let me (re)introduce myself > Bill this is a good idea, thanks for taking on a big job. BTW what does > SB stand for? > My early symptoms before diagnosis were: > 1. Loss sense of smell and sense of humor > 2. Didn't sleep well > 3. decrease of endurance and increase of fatigue > 4. I'm right handed. My right thumb would turn in circles without me > being aware of it. > 5. When I was out in the car I'd put my car keys in my left pocket, and > unlock the car door with my left hand. > 6 Difficulty screwing lids on jars > 7. Couldn't whip eggs, now I just move the fork back and forth. > 8. Death grip on steering wheel when driving of freeways or interstate > roads. > 9. stride shorter > 10. increase nervousness, anxiety and paranoia > 11. typing skills decreased > 12. drooling > 13 dry eyes > Margie > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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