Just a quick hello

Hello.

My wife, 80, has had what I think are classic early Parkinsons symptoms for some time (tremors & shaking, slowness of movement, muscle stiffness, depression & anxiety, balance problems, loss of sense of smell, problems sleeping, memory problems).

She was in relatively good health before she had a reaction to a Covid booster 5 years ago. She’s on blood thinners for pulmonary embolisms and a host of medicines for the above symptoms. She can do little more than sit around and wander around the house. Visit after visit to A&E has produced nothing of merit and a 2 week hospital stay found only high blood pressure that lowers on getting up. Her immune system has possibly been corrupted by the vaccine; some medics say that is a distinct possibility but it’s conjecture.

We hadn’t thought of Parkinsons until her GP mentioned it today. He’s asked for a hospital assessment so I came here for more info on the disease in order to be better prepared.

Hello Annie,

Welcome to the forum, and thanks for reaching out. We hope you find this to be a helpful and welcoming environment, and we’re sure that the community will be along soon to offer support and advice.

In the meantime, we hope you’re doing OK. It sounds like you’ve been going through a tough time, and we hope you get some answers soon. We have lots of information on our website that can provide insight and guidance around symptoms as well as management of these which can help guide conversations with medical professionals. You can read more about this on our website here: Health professionals and Parkinson's | Parkinson's UK

We also have a helpline where we can put you in touch with one of our Parkinson’s nurses who can offer their advice and guidance as you navigate through this process. It’s free to call and totally confidential: 0808 800 0303

All the best,

Parkinson’s UK Moderation Team :blue_heart: