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Dear Anne, Thank you so much for responding. That's incredible that all those things were overlooked just because you had no tremor. Doesn't suprise me, tho. As far as being better to not know, I am kind of mixed emotions on that. I was delighted to have a face for the monster but devistated at what it really was. I am glad to have a name to look up and learn about so I know what I am dealing with, but PD was the last thing in the world I would have thought of. And the more I learn about it, sometimes the more frightened I get. It really changes your life.... Jennifer Anne Rutherford wrote: > Jennifer and others > I would like to answer these questions because it took a long time for > the 'whispers' of symptoms that I developed to be recognized as PD. > > I had no tremor at all.Doctors and others look for tremor and if there > isn't any it isn't PD. > > The earliest symptom > (10 years before) left turns when skiing were not up to the same > standard as right turns. > > putting in zippers became very difficult > it was hard to use power tools > my fingers and hands were clumsy and stiff > > I had a lot of shoulder pain > backing up the car was hard to do --couldn't see as my neck too stiff > immense fatigue depressed just sat > handwriting got smaller > lost sense of smell > Ladies of 80 plus could walk faster than I could > face became stare(y) > when I swam lengths I would fold up and sink without warning > couldn't ride a bicycle any more cause balance shot to hell > > These 'symptoms'appeared very slowly perhaps taking as long > as 7 years and while I was upset that there was no apparent > reason why I felt so dreadful most of the time......... > looking back it was > better not to know > > Anne Rutherford -- Ars Longa - Vita Brevis Art is Long - Life is short :(:) )