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The symptoms of Parkinson's disease often first become apparent on one side only. This "stage" can last for months, a year or years depending on the rate of progression you'll experience and unfortunately, there is no way to predict this. Fight your depression with good information. Much of the depression experienced by newly diagnosed patients is a "reactive" type of depression. This is very natural to finding out you have a chronic, progressive disorder. However, by learning as much as possible about the disorder, the treatment options currently available, methods of coping with symptoms and side effects, and most importantly, how you can help yourself, your depression will likely lift as you realize that a diagnosis of PD isn't a death sentence to your way of life. You will also learn how much is being done in the area of research which is leading us closer and closer to finding a way to permanently eleviate the symptoms, i.e., a cure. There is so much available for PD patients and their families. Take advantage of it all - from this and other similar e-mail listings/services, via the national organizations that publish quality information, and from locally-available support groups. There are many people and organizations out there to help you learn how to cope successfully with those changes the disorder WILL make in your life. Just don't hesitate to reach out for help. Jeanne Lee-Rosner Associate Director for Educational Programs Parkinson's Disease Foundation - Chicago office ----- Original Message ----- From: Kathie J Creveling <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Thursday, December 30, 1999 5:08 PM Subject: RIGHT SIDE/LEFT SIDE > I have recently been diagnosed with Parkinson's. I have a very obvious right > side body tremor. I am being sent to yet another neurologist due to the fact > that my left side seems to have little to no tremor as yet. I have had a few > full body tremors recently that resulted in my cutting my thumb and needing > stitches. My question is does this happen to others any? Can on have > Parkinson's on one side predominately and not yet show signs on the other > side? My possible origin of this may have come from a defective pulse > generator implant that threw me into aprox. six weeks of seizures and falls. > I have no memory of this time, only of what has been told to me. If anyone > knows of how I could have one side very active and the other not, I would > appreciate information. Thank You > > Kathie and Dave >