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So many worrying symtpoms ...
by Jennyx, Mar 08, 2009 09:38AM
Hello to everyone,
I'm new - and I have not had confirmation that I have PD yet, but the docs seem pretty sure so far.
I have a brain MRI booked for thursday and an EMG the Tuesday after plus thyroid and blood tests.
If it's OK I would like to share my symptoms - a long list of them actually.
I have severe shaking in right arm and right leg.
I cannot hold a pen when I am under stress (if you can call signing a credit card slip at a supermarket stress!)
I have to really focus at home when I want to write something - my writing in the last 6 months has got so bad even when I dont' shake. My whole arm/hand is so stiff I just cannot form the letters and my writing is very small.
When I do the outstretched palms/up palms/down exercise - I cannot get my palm up - I get my thumb up and that's as far as it goes.
When I do the finger tapping test on the desk - I cannot keep up at all with my right hand which is strange - I used to play the piano.
I cannot clap any more very well. My right arm sort of freezes.
Using the keyboard is not too bad - but using the mouse a lot is difficult because I sort of freeze
My leg shakes when I am standing or sitting. My foot and leg shakes when sitting in bed reading but never in bed lying down or sleeping.
I work at a PC 10 hours a day and my leg just shakes the whole time - it is SO annoying.
Then something strange is that when I am focused on my work - I discover my leg has arched and my heel is off the floor - and I am resting on the ball of my foot. So I relax it - and it just happens over and over again.
My leg sometimes shakes very very violently.
Something else is I feel as if I have a tight bandage around my ankle and calf.
I also notice for instance when I wash the dishes or brush my teeth - so leaning slightly forward - my leg starts to shake
Then I have a persisent inner tremor feeling - like the feeling you get in an earthquake.
I admit that this could also be due to the fact that I am frantic at the moment.
I am not on any medication yet because they want me clean for the tests - but my leg was desperate the other day at work so I took 10 drops of Xanax - alprazolam - tranquillizer. The result was that I was feeling as drowsy as anything - and my leg was bouncing around like an idiot as it always does. So that depressed me even more!.
Sorry about the long list - but I have no one to talk to about this.
All comments most welcome
Jenny
I'm new - and I have not had confirmation that I have PD yet, but the docs seem pretty sure so far.
I have a brain MRI booked for thursday and an EMG the Tuesday after plus thyroid and blood tests.
If it's OK I would like to share my symptoms - a long list of them actually.
I have severe shaking in right arm and right leg.
I cannot hold a pen when I am under stress (if you can call signing a credit card slip at a supermarket stress!)
I have to really focus at home when I want to write something - my writing in the last 6 months has got so bad even when I dont' shake. My whole arm/hand is so stiff I just cannot form the letters and my writing is very small.
When I do the outstretched palms/up palms/down exercise - I cannot get my palm up - I get my thumb up and that's as far as it goes.
When I do the finger tapping test on the desk - I cannot keep up at all with my right hand which is strange - I used to play the piano.
I cannot clap any more very well. My right arm sort of freezes.
Using the keyboard is not too bad - but using the mouse a lot is difficult because I sort of freeze
My leg shakes when I am standing or sitting. My foot and leg shakes when sitting in bed reading but never in bed lying down or sleeping.
I work at a PC 10 hours a day and my leg just shakes the whole time - it is SO annoying.
Then something strange is that when I am focused on my work - I discover my leg has arched and my heel is off the floor - and I am resting on the ball of my foot. So I relax it - and it just happens over and over again.
My leg sometimes shakes very very violently.
Something else is I feel as if I have a tight bandage around my ankle and calf.
I also notice for instance when I wash the dishes or brush my teeth - so leaning slightly forward - my leg starts to shake
Then I have a persisent inner tremor feeling - like the feeling you get in an earthquake.
I admit that this could also be due to the fact that I am frantic at the moment.
I am not on any medication yet because they want me clean for the tests - but my leg was desperate the other day at work so I took 10 drops of Xanax - alprazolam - tranquillizer. The result was that I was feeling as drowsy as anything - and my leg was bouncing around like an idiot as it always does. So that depressed me even more!.
Sorry about the long list - but I have no one to talk to about this.
All comments most welcome
Jenny
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by Jennyx, Mar 08, 2009 09:47AM
Sorry I apologise - wrong forum
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