rahul718
26-11-14, 21:30
Hi everyone, I'm new here and very much disturbed over the idea of Parkinsons. I'm 28 and my older brother who is 38 has MS and was d/x back when he was 21. I've seen what neurological diseases can do and that is why I'm so scared of them. I don't know what triggered this Parkinsons scare, but I have it now and I scrutinize my right hand all the time.
If I sit on a chair with my hands hanging at my sides both arms will move a little (naturally) but if I look closely, I'll see the right hand slightly tremor a bit (maybe a few mm - you really have a look very closely). But this doesn't happen when my hand is flat on the table or on my lap - there is NO movement then. Since the PD tremor is a rest tremor, can I presume that I don't have this then since it doesn't happen when my hand is on the table? Is that alone enough to warrant I don't have a PD tremor?
I have a pulsing artery in my right hand which is visible and it seems that the pulse is correlated with the slight back and forth movement. Is this possible? Why wouldn't it happen with my left arm/hand then?
I don't seem to have any other of the related PD symptoms - I can still lift the same amount of weight at the gym and run on the treadmill. I can cross my arms over my chest with my eyes closed and not lose my balance. I've tried all of those balance tests and I seem to do fine.
I posted on another health anxiety forum and got some feedback but I'm curious what you guys have to say too. I appreciate everyone's feedback!
If I sit on a chair with my hands hanging at my sides both arms will move a little (naturally) but if I look closely, I'll see the right hand slightly tremor a bit (maybe a few mm - you really have a look very closely). But this doesn't happen when my hand is flat on the table or on my lap - there is NO movement then. Since the PD tremor is a rest tremor, can I presume that I don't have this then since it doesn't happen when my hand is on the table? Is that alone enough to warrant I don't have a PD tremor?
I have a pulsing artery in my right hand which is visible and it seems that the pulse is correlated with the slight back and forth movement. Is this possible? Why wouldn't it happen with my left arm/hand then?
I don't seem to have any other of the related PD symptoms - I can still lift the same amount of weight at the gym and run on the treadmill. I can cross my arms over my chest with my eyes closed and not lose my balance. I've tried all of those balance tests and I seem to do fine.
I posted on another health anxiety forum and got some feedback but I'm curious what you guys have to say too. I appreciate everyone's feedback!