tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3819877137168809992.post1747864626835569259..comments2023-05-09T01:39:01.858-07:00Comments on Don and Polly: Medical Log: Parkinson's related?Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05425896520724063588noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3819877137168809992.post-86711830977585865072012-11-20T09:46:18.749-08:002012-11-20T09:46:18.749-08:00Well, his neurologist used to be Dr. Chen, but she...Well, his neurologist used to be Dr. Chen, but she moved, and I don't know the name of the new person. It is frustrating, but Dad has been in the position of caretaker for so long, his MO is just to bear things. That's exacerbated by his failing memory, also possibly Parkinson's related, but he is 87 or whatever. He mentions Parkinson's to me more often than he used to and has read some stuff about it himself, but you are totally right. We need to be more informed, because we're going to have to deal with it. xxoommmmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01966667400359490255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3819877137168809992.post-50813808345310232812012-11-18T15:05:43.056-08:002012-11-18T15:05:43.056-08:00Not only that, but I don't even know the name ...Not only that, but I don't even know the name of his Parkinson's doctor. We need to be aware of the Parkinson's timeline so we're prepared with proper care as the disease progresses. Which it will. (No, there is no let up.)Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05425896520724063588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3819877137168809992.post-54776101960368508472012-11-18T15:02:20.917-08:002012-11-18T15:02:20.917-08:00No. Of course I don't know the degree of coord...No. Of course I don't know the degree of coordination. Wiggins went for years without associating Dad's tremors with Parkinson's. (Or if he did, Dad never mentioned it, always a possibility.) Dad can be so frustrating. I talked to him several times at church today in one-on-one, non-social settings and he never mentioned the neck pain and that's the kind of thing I was trying to get out of him. I also wonder if doctors can tell the difference between tension clinching and Parkinsonian clinching.<br /><br />I'll see if I can go with him to the next Wiggins appointment and see what's up.Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05425896520724063588noreply@blogger.com