Forum: Is Parkinson disease a richman disease? Forum

PD is a movement disorders disease.

It is a richman disease.

Doctors find difficulty to detect it when it comes at an early stage.

As human grows older our movement and coordination goes slow.

Besides PD has different symptoms on our bodies and varies one after by other

As PD is a progressive disease and it does not check it at early stage it would worsen our body movement and goes stiffness and ridigity.

It affects our voice , digestion, vision, face expression and slowdown our muscles coordination.

It is hard to recovery to normal when it comes to certain stages of PD.

PD patients would die on liver, kidney or pneumoccal infestion diseases made worsen by PD itself as PD is not a fatal disease.

My family have three PD patients. Two of them do not believe that they are PD.

They do not trust doctors and physcial trainers that can help them to slowdown the disease

They regard it as an aging as they grow old and some doctors believe too.

They take vitamins to supplement their bodies as the way to restore their health.

They do not believe PD medication that can slowdown the movement disorders

Though they see different field of specialists besides the neurologists.

As the result it is too late to check the diseases from its progression.

They are in stage 3 to stage 4.

They deserve themselves for not believing and trusting the neurologists.

Nobody can help them unless they help themselves.

Kim Hoe Teo******************************

Dear Kim

Thank you for making some excellent points.

In some people, PD can be very difficult to diagnose, and indeed, many people have been mis-diagnosed in the past.

It is very important to find a good neurologist and physical therapist (and dietitian!) to help maintain good health.

Best regards,

Dear Teo,>

I agree with you.> PD is a rich man disease and I feel that the support in Singapore is not> sufficient too.>

If you got to the government hospital, getting an appointment can be up to > 4> weeks or even longer.>

Doctors are unreachable and when you page for the doctors, it is at their> own discreet to return call.>

Unless you have $ to attend a private clinic, then the doctor are more> willing to talk to you but for long term, it is very heavy burden for> average income family.>

My mother has PD at a young age of 40, now she is 48.>

And her health is deterioting.> Her medicines are expensive and she now have muscle ache, hallucination > and> her feelings are often unstable.>

Under the extreme working pressure in Singapore, it is difficult to > dedicate> enough time for her.>

It makes me sad that I am unable to relieve her of pain and agony.> PD would require to see a nutritionist and a psychiatrist and a> physiotherapist and a good PD doctor.>

And in Singapore, all these are expensive charges.>>

Yours sincerely,> Angeline Lua>> ************************************>>

Dear Angelina,>

You might post your questions to "Ask the Doctor."The doctors are all > excellent PD specialists, and may be able to give you some guidance for > your mother's next doctor appointment -- perhaps questions to ask her > doctor, comments regarding the kind and amounts of medications she is > using, etc.>>If you have nutrition-related questions,

I will help if I can.>>

Best regards,> Kathrynne Holden, MS, RD> --> For a Parkinson Tip of the Day visit:> http://www.nutritionucanlivewith.com/>>> --- End Message

Kathrynne Holden, MS, RD--For a Parkinson