MargieB
July 5th, 2008, 10:56 PM
Hi Loretta, Margie here. You can't sleep either I guess. I wish I could tell you things that would take all your fears and worries at the present moment away, but I can't.
But I can tell you that with the help, advice and caring that is offered here on this Forum, you will learn to cope much better as the days pass. I've written you before but either you haven't seen my post (which is entirely possible there is so much to read) or you are overwhelmed by the large number of responses you have gotten. That's the way the wonderful people on here are.
When my husband was diagnosed 4 years ago, he and the rest of our family were devastated. We wanted to scream too. Matter of fact, I did SCREAM! Please reconsider getting your doctor to prescribe you medications. The side effects if any can be managed...or the medicine can be changed. The pharmaceutical companies have to list the side effects...and they are scarey...but just because they list so many side effects doesn't mean that you will experience all of them...or even any. Discuss this with your neurologist and let him/her know how afraid you are of the side effects. If he/she isn't the kind who will talk with you about your concerns and fears...there are many doctors who will. Please, please listen to the people here. They, as well as me, are concerned for you.
A positive outlook worked on will do wonders. PD is not a death sentence. It can be taken care of and handled, believe me...Tony and I have lived it for four years...and others on the Forum have done so many years longer. I hope you can read this now for words of encouragement...as I see you are on line now.
I will talk with you again. I hope you get some peaceful sleep and have a good day tomorrow.
Margie :)
But I can tell you that with the help, advice and caring that is offered here on this Forum, you will learn to cope much better as the days pass. I've written you before but either you haven't seen my post (which is entirely possible there is so much to read) or you are overwhelmed by the large number of responses you have gotten. That's the way the wonderful people on here are.
When my husband was diagnosed 4 years ago, he and the rest of our family were devastated. We wanted to scream too. Matter of fact, I did SCREAM! Please reconsider getting your doctor to prescribe you medications. The side effects if any can be managed...or the medicine can be changed. The pharmaceutical companies have to list the side effects...and they are scarey...but just because they list so many side effects doesn't mean that you will experience all of them...or even any. Discuss this with your neurologist and let him/her know how afraid you are of the side effects. If he/she isn't the kind who will talk with you about your concerns and fears...there are many doctors who will. Please, please listen to the people here. They, as well as me, are concerned for you.
A positive outlook worked on will do wonders. PD is not a death sentence. It can be taken care of and handled, believe me...Tony and I have lived it for four years...and others on the Forum have done so many years longer. I hope you can read this now for words of encouragement...as I see you are on line now.
I will talk with you again. I hope you get some peaceful sleep and have a good day tomorrow.
Margie :)