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On the Parkinson's online support site I read about a man going to be diagnosed to see if he had Parkinson's. The female doctor asked him ,"if he could still get it up?" He was embarrassed and lied saying, "yes." She then said, "Then you don't have Parkinson's."
Yes, sex was out of the picture. I don't see how a body pillow will help if he is still making the bed shake with his thumps and bumps.
This sounds awful, but once when he woke me up thrashing around, whamming and banging, I said to myself. "If I had a gun I'd shoot him!"
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Well, I am 80 years old; diagnosed with Parkinsons 5-6 years ago. I do not have any tremors, but my speech is horrible; I am extremely tired every day, forcing myself out of the house everyday to work out or socialize . My falling down frequently is my biggest concern.
I am taking Carbadopa/Levadopa 4 times per day, and eventhough I do not have a willing sexual wife, I am still practicing masterbation almost daily. So, I guess I am questioning the doctor's statement re: having sex means you do not have Parkinsons. Can someone explain further? thanks...
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When you sit on our bed it doesn't move. It's just when he starts jerking if the pillow is between us, maybe I won't feel him slightly touching me which wakes me up. I hope it works anyway. He put up with my snoring for several years until I finally admitted I had sleep apnea and use a cpap machine now. I had driven him to the couch. Made me sad 😔 Last few years he's in our bed again. Now he's having night tremors in his sleep. So sad 😞 but I have to try something since we only have a one bedroom and I have a rod in my back so the couch is out of the picture.