@bdejong

I'm glad to hear that your appointment will be coming up soon. I'm wondering, have any of the medications you listed in your post helped with your symptoms?

Have you had any physical therapy (such as Big and Loud) or speech therapy for your symptoms? Speech therapists can be quite helpful for Parkinson's patients.

I am 64…young 64,
Diagnosed June 28, 2022. Was working as an RN. Symptoms included voice issues I’ve never really had tremors. Have had some balance issues. My reason for going to the neurologist was because of my primary care doctor. Seems like I was going to her every week with first one symptom and then another. She asked me what I thought was going on and I told her I said well, it could be could be X, Y, Z I doubt that it’s Parkinson’s but just never know. Anyway she scheduled an appointment with a neurologist who then scheduled an MRI and a DAT scan and boom here I am! But most of my issues have been with my voice and swallowing, and that whole G.I. system thing.. When I think back, I’ve had G.I. issues since the beginning of time it seems like. This is my first time posting so this seems like a safe place to share. No one except a few family and few friends know of PD diagnosis. I prefer to keep it quiet. I feel shame.