That's what today's neurologist says it is. So the score is 2-0 against Parkinson's but unclear as to which of the many forms of non-PD tremor I've got. Haven't had time to much reading about Postural Tremor yet. Treatment is likely to be the same as Dr.Zo talked about, i.e. beta-blockers. The new man, Dr.De, will put a request for an EMG (electromyelograph) through to the appropriate consultant neurophysiologist and assuming he accepts it, that will give us two tests (with the DaT scan) that should help to pin it down more precisely.
Today's doctor has the splendid first name Ravishankar (or Ravi Shankar, I've seen it written both ways). And yes, he was named after the great man.
Rain again. At every opportunity for a walk, the rain came back. Fortunately I had quite a long walk along the corridors of Broomfield Hospital as they shunted me around from one reception desk and waiting area to another. In total, an hour and ten minutes wait before getting to see the neurologist.
Include me - score 3-0. FixRheumatix
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