How I discover my PD?

Posted: Sun Mar 04, 2007 4:14 am Post subject: health wellness program

I was taking part health wellness program at the Clatch Hatch Gym centre for the past of 20 years.

I used to spend 1 hour daily except Sunday at the Gym.

I ran treadmill, cycling, weight lifting at the gym and yet to be told by my friend I had PD symptoms i.e. stoop postures, soft voice, tremor and unexpression face.

I had self denial and anger at them why it came to me as I was proactive in sports?

Was it true?

I had the PD symptoms for the past of 10 years.

I used to complain my poor vision to the eyes specialist and was told it was normal.

I did screening on my constipation and was told I have haemorrhoids.

I even did screening MRI on my brain as I had sleeping disorders but it was normal.



In the year of 2005 I joined Calinfornia Gym I took part body pump class' and was told I had to do health checkup and not suitable for me. I had inbalance on my body posture.

I did body comeback in the class and found myself too slow to follow.

I realized that I had weak muscles movement.

I went to do check up and consulted the Movement Disorders neurologist and was told I had PD.

It was a shock for me as I was total self denial person and angered when I was told I had PD and started bargaining by switching with other field specialists for treatments.

As PD was a progressive and chronic disease and the late treatment would develop other diseases too.

I took part National Parkinson Foundation Discussion PD Forum to learn on how to control and manage my movement disorder disease.
Praise Lord.

TEO KIM HOE