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craa

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Posted - 16 Nov 2011 07:37

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Good Morning everyone

I don't know whether this been covered before covered before, but reading the forum I'm so surprised at the age many of us are, as before joining this forum I had been told I'm the youngest person in my area with Parkinsons. I now realise there are so many people around my age I was wondering if we could out of interest compile a bit of a age list?

I'm 47 and been diagnosed 7 years


Thanks Craabiggrin

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Posted - 16 Nov 2011 07:49

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hello
I am 57 (How did that happen??)and I was diagnosed 16 years ago. Almost like you craa, except ten years on.

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Posted - 16 Nov 2011 08:42

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morning, i am 45yrs old and received my official diagnosis two days after my birthday!

Ali p

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Posted - 16 Nov 2011 09:09

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I was 50 in June this year and official dx was august.

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Posted - 16 Nov 2011 09:25

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hiya ,im ali ive been dx for 11 years,im 42 years old,i went to young onset parkinsons conference at stratford this year and i was really shocked how many people there is so young with pd,makes you really think.everyone used to think pd was a older generation disease,but nope,were gettin younger as we speakrolleyessmileby the way nice to meet you xsmile

Eck

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Posted - 16 Nov 2011 09:25

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Still Clinging on to my early-mid-forties, I'm 44, mis-dxd @ 35, got it right 1 year later.

matt

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Posted - 16 Nov 2011 10:26

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Im 43.....I first started on sinemet when I was 10 but ive had symtoms since I was 7...been on madopar 62.5 since I was 21.. tried just about all the DA's but none seemed effective..,. and had DPS surgery 5 years ago!
Dont really remember life without PD

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matt

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Posted - 16 Nov 2011 10:28

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I meant DBS Surgery....sorry .... you can tell I work in publishing DPS stands for Double Page Spread! Doh!

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Posted - 16 Nov 2011 11:36

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I am 56 and was diagnosed 2 years ago. I've had symptoms for about 5 years.

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Posted - 16 Nov 2011 13:10

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Hi Im 48 but feel older todayfrown I was dx last year