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Edward Fritz replied to the topic What are all of your symptoms that are PD related. Please list them. in the forum Parkinson's Disease Symptoms 2 months, 4 weeks ago
Just diagnosed Sept 2022, but have had these lovely symptoms occur rather impolitely over the past few years; (What a rude progression this disease has!)
resting tremors left hand
urinary incontinence
constipation
poor balance- not falling yet
slow movements
difficulty initiating movements after sitting
softer voice/slower speech
smaller…[Read more]
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Edward Fritz replied to the topic Early signs and symptoms in the forum Diagnosis Information and General Questions 2 months, 4 weeks ago
About 3 years ago (and 3 years before diagnosis) a long term patient and friend I hadn’t seen for a couple of years came into my dental office for routine care and asked me, “Why are you walking like that? Are you ok?”
I wasn’t sure what she meant, but looking back she had noticed me shuffling, unliked I had walked before. Shortly after I began t…[Read more]
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Edward Fritz replied to the topic Will you continue to get COVID boosters and vaccines? in the forum Coronavirus (COVID-19) and Parkinson’s 2 months, 4 weeks ago
Yes I will. At 72 y.o. I caught a new variant of Covid that the vaccines and boosters were not specifically designed for, and it kicked my butt! Without the immunizations/boosters I likely would have been hospitalized. The vaccines are changed to adapt to new variants as they occur – which viruses often do. I try to stay healthy, but I’ll take a…[Read more]
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