PD Walker's Journal

PD Walker: Sex: F; Data Quality: 2 stars; Parkinson's: 16 yrs; Hoehn-Yahr 4 Type: Parkinson's disease Off; Mouth/throat: none; Arms: mild; Chest: mild; Legs: mild

PD Walker: Female, 45 years; Urbandale, IA

Primary Condition: Parkinson's
Type: Parkinson's disease
First symptom: Jul 1995
Diagnosis: Jan 2000

Added treatment

Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS)
- Started: ?
- Purpose: Parkinson's Disease
PD Walker added the treatment Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) • Apr 06, 2012
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2 stars
PD Walker lost a star • Jan 22, 2012
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InstantMe

Neutral
PD Walker added an InstantMe for Dec 28, 2011 • Dec 28, 2011 12:02AM

Meds are wearing off, tremor is kicking in before next dose of Stalevo starts to work.

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Weight

112 lb

BMI

19.2
PD Walker updated heryour weight for Dec 28, 2011 • Dec 28, 2011
Is there anything in particular that influenced this weight decrease?
PDRS

27
- Off Treatment
- none Mouth/throat
- mild Arms
- mild Chest
- mild Legs
PD Walker completed the PDRS survey for Dec 28, 2011 • Dec 28, 2011
What sort of things are making your Parkinson's symptoms worse?
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Symptom Update
- none Sexual dysfunction
- mild Dyskinesia
- severe Tremor
- mild Tongue tied (decreased verbal fluency)
- none Excess saliva
- none Anxious mood
- none Migraine headaches
- mild Fatigue
- none Brain fog
- severe Tremor in hands
- mild Pain
- none Headaches
- mild Stiffness/Spasticity
- none Jerky movements (dyskinesia)
- mild Balance problems
- mild Slowness
- none Depressed mood
- none Memory problems
- mild Constipation
- none Insomnia
- none Excessive daytime sleepiness (somnolence)
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PD Walker updated heryour symptoms for Dec 28, 2011 • Dec 28, 2011
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PDRS

7
- On Treatment
- none Mouth/throat
- none Arms
- none Chest
- none Legs
PD Walker completed the PDRS survey for Feb 1, 2005 • Oct 24, 2011
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PDRS

26
- Off Treatment
- none Mouth/throat
- mild Arms
- mild Chest
- mild Legs
PD Walker completed the PDRS survey for Oct 24, 2011 • Oct 24, 2011
What sort of things are making your Parkinson's symptoms worse?
PDRS

4
- On Treatment
- none Mouth/throat
- none Arms
- none Chest
- mild Legs
PD Walker completed the PDRS survey for Oct 24, 2011 • Oct 24, 2011
Congratulations, your PDRS is lower. What sort of things are helping your Parkinson's symptoms?
New evaluation

Stalevo 50 Treatment Evaluation
- Efficacy for Parkinson's Disease: Major
- Efficacy for Dyskinesia: None
- Side Effects: Moderate
- Adherence: Usually
- Burden: Somewhat
PD Walker added a treatment evaluation for Stalevo 50 • Oct 24, 2011
Weight

113 lb

BMI

19.4
PD Walker updated heryour weight for Oct 24, 2011 • Oct 24, 2011
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PD Walker added a profile picture • Oct 24, 2011
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Added treatment

Neupro Patch
- Started: ?
- Purpose: Parkinson's Disease
PD Walker added the treatment Neupro Patch • Oct 24, 2011
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Added treatment

Requip
- Started: ?
- Purpose: Parkinson's Disease
PD Walker added the treatment Requip • Oct 24, 2011
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Added treatment

Eldepryl
- Started: ?
- Purpose: Parkinson's Disease
PD Walker added the treatment Eldepryl • Oct 24, 2011
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3 stars
PD Walker earned a star! • Oct 24, 2011
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2 stars
PD Walker earned a star! • Oct 24, 2011
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InstantMe

Good
PD Walker added an InstantMe for Feb 8, 2011 • Feb 08, 2011 2:11PM

I am "on".

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