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SCVShaker

SCVShaker

Female, 48 years
Stevenson Ranch, CA

SCVShaker: Sex: F; Data Quality: 2 stars; PD: 2 yrs; Hoehn-Yahr 2; Mouth/throat: mild; Arms: mild; Chest: none; Legs: mild; See profile

Member since: 03/08
Last updated: 09/26/08

Diagnosis Summary
Onset: Tremor
First symptom: 06/06
Diagnosis: 06/08

Forum Activity
104 posts 34 helpful marks

About Me
I'm a California native who's a lucky woman! I'm married to a wonderful man who's been incredibly supportive. We have a young son who was diagnosed with autism and apraxia at the same time I began to find out I had PD. In the last year, he's made incredible progress. To round out the family, we have two cats. I'm seeing a doctor at UCLA's Movement Disorders Clinic, Dr. Farag. A team of doctors from UCLA diagnosed me as having idiopathic PD. I seem to respond atypically to some of the drugs I've been prescribed to date so now my PD is described as being idiopathic atypical.

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Parkinson's Condition

PDRS: 20 (latest: 12/23/08)

Progression rate percentile: 5-10th (rapid); 10-25th; 25-75th (average); 75-90th; 90-95th (slow)

Weight: 139 lb (latest: 12/17/08)

BMI: obese; overweight; healthy; underweight

Treatments

Prescription Drug

Reasons Taken: treat my PD; general health; specific symptom; other

Symptoms

Primary Symptoms

Severity of Symptoms: none; mild; moderate; severe