My Experiences so far, and all the new worries
The Start:
Diagnosed in 2023 but so far, I'm very lucky with symptoms and impact so I'm grateful. I have tremor and Bradykinesia (Slowness of Movement) in my right arm/hand, and am almost permanently exhausted.
I initially went to the doctors as i was just feeling generally awful, exhausted and like I was plodding through my day. I'd also had a very minor tremor in my arm for many years. All of a sudden, the tremor got worse, to the point where i couldnt use a mouse (kinda important with my job!) with my right hand so it was off to the doctors.
After a few months of scans and tests to see if it was a physical injury, possible caused by damaging my should 30+ years ago everything was ruled out and i was sent to a neurology appointment.
From here on, in contrast to many other Parkinsons sufferers everything moved quickly. The initial consultation confirmed possible Parkinsons due to lack of movement in right arm while walking, and sent me for a DAT scan.
The results of this confirmed to vastly reduce dopamine creation in my brain and therefore Parkinsons. So once we'd got passed the hopeless GP, i went from first contact with a neurologist to having an appointment with a consultant specialising in Parkinsons in less than 3 months.
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