tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6726760868307129738.post84732377307750957..comments2023-11-30T13:59:36.753-07:00Comments on Parkinson's Humor: What does Parkinson's Disease feel like? Part 2 - RigidityParkinson's Humor by Yuma Bevhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04511379905985881526noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6726760868307129738.post-29336615170742216822020-10-15T11:25:37.073-07:002020-10-15T11:25:37.073-07:00I recently described the way Parkinson's feels...I recently described the way Parkinson's feels like this: you know how when you catch yourself really staring, how it feels? Now imagine your body staring, all the time, but you still have to move and do things.BohemianSpiritVintagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05728140102620894926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6726760868307129738.post-17224927390611127992019-06-14T17:28:23.104-07:002019-06-14T17:28:23.104-07:00Exactly! They recently put me on extended release ...Exactly! They recently put me on extended release and after the second pill I felt paralyzed! I know I wasn't getting enough so we are to gradually add the extended release! I am ready for a feel good day! May I find the right dose soon! My legs feel like they are filled with cement. Walking helps it go away eventually.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6726760868307129738.post-73898078916316008672018-05-13T12:40:19.803-07:002018-05-13T12:40:19.803-07:00Exactly. I think Hermann Munster must of had Parki...Exactly. I think Hermann Munster must of had Parkinson's. When the meds wear off it's like my face is pulled into the same grimace, stiff neck/body and stomp-walk trying to get the cement legs to move, lol. Thanks, Bev, for sharing the facts with humor<br />TheresaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6726760868307129738.post-24016223647433473032017-02-15T08:39:29.166-07:002017-02-15T08:39:29.166-07:00Boy, can I relate. It's the wearing off of med...Boy, can I relate. It's the wearing off of meds that are so difficult to deal with.<br />ShirleyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6726760868307129738.post-82340540299070692832017-02-15T08:38:07.889-07:002017-02-15T08:38:07.889-07:00Like if the Tin Man had been left in the rain...Or...Like if the Tin Man had been left in the rain...Or when the statue comes alive in a cartoon and it slowly lifts it's leg, steps and it slams down, the next leg heavily and slowly lifts, moves, slams down...Repeat.( I think I spend too much time in front of the television, lol).<br />TheresaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6726760868307129738.post-46578305194349666412017-02-14T11:40:53.793-07:002017-02-14T11:40:53.793-07:00Think I have repeated this comment twice hay! ho! ...Think I have repeated this comment twice hay! ho! Cognition impairment sound familiar? I brought my husband the milk jug instead of a coffeeMary Andersonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6726760868307129738.post-21297885612542117842017-02-14T11:35:59.534-07:002017-02-14T11:35:59.534-07:00I suggested to my consultant he considers the diff...I suggested to my consultant he considers the difference between a weeping willow branch and a dead stick the dog would retrieveMary Andersonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6726760868307129738.post-85419155635352706972016-10-27T08:52:45.775-07:002016-10-27T08:52:45.775-07:00Every morning I have to slowly move my whole right...Every morning I have to slowly move my whole right side from my sleep position! Then I get up!!!<br />PamAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6726760868307129738.post-19918827690077617532016-05-06T09:50:26.743-07:002016-05-06T09:50:26.743-07:00I have lot of experiences. Let me tell you a funny...I have lot of experiences. Let me tell you a funny story. During off phase at night, wake up from sleep & observe my hands are in "claw like" attitude. Lots of squeezing on the bed sheet, legs & body is rotating, rolling on the bed as if I just finished fight with a " wild animal"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6726760868307129738.post-13356754560901018282016-05-06T09:45:53.978-07:002016-05-06T09:45:53.978-07:00I often explain it as I feel like there are weight...I often explain it as I feel like there are weights on my body holding me down or that I'm trying to tread through water. I usually have something in my hand to stop the clenching and I try make a thing of trying to notice when I hold my hand up against my stomach/chest. My calf tensed a lot though. That's newer than the rest.<br />ErinAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6726760868307129738.post-14868556628794247682016-05-06T04:08:58.121-07:002016-05-06T04:08:58.121-07:00Exactly: like cardboard is how I discribed myself ...Exactly: like cardboard is how I discribed myself yesterday to my husband,Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03639689286289768141noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6726760868307129738.post-68501815212864168312016-05-05T10:59:47.729-07:002016-05-05T10:59:47.729-07:00We've got a lot in common. Thanks for these po...We've got a lot in common. Thanks for these posts. MinnieAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6726760868307129738.post-43884245535589998752016-05-05T10:59:03.452-07:002016-05-05T10:59:03.452-07:00Haven't experienced this yet, but as always yo...Haven't experienced this yet, but as always you describe things with humor, which is sometimes all we have to get us through as new symptoms arise. Thank you and take care. SuAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6726760868307129738.post-70134440370193606892016-01-31T12:52:45.065-07:002016-01-31T12:52:45.065-07:00I feel like cardboard. I feel like cardboard. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02745988545448735232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6726760868307129738.post-3996723755752140172015-11-20T09:39:49.336-07:002015-11-20T09:39:49.336-07:00What I have noticed with the person I am caring f...What I have noticed with the person I am caring for Voice very soft and his walking , also the Grabbing of things tight in his hand also dosnt let go , and when getting out of the chair like you mentioned above. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6726760868307129738.post-72332244447651090142015-11-12T09:27:31.880-07:002015-11-12T09:27:31.880-07:00We used MJ salve, rubbed some on my husband's ...We used MJ salve, rubbed some on my husband's frozen shoulder from his parkinsons and it worked....it's been 2 months and have not reappliedAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12355150382095320633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6726760868307129738.post-74886903022845198182015-11-10T23:11:52.701-07:002015-11-10T23:11:52.701-07:00Finally someone who knows how it feels. I hope you...Finally someone who knows how it feels. I hope you have had a good day.<br />MinnieAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6726760868307129738.post-32814499115703864872015-02-28T12:23:14.869-07:002015-02-28T12:23:14.869-07:00Thank you for sharing your sense of humor. I need...Thank you for sharing your sense of humor. I needed that.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6726760868307129738.post-73823146834273976862012-04-03T06:31:29.322-07:002012-04-03T06:31:29.322-07:00I describe it like this: Go outside on the coldes...I describe it like this: Go outside on the coldest day possible and stay there until you begin to shake and can't move....yeah, it feels a little like that. As for the stiffness in my hands I have found that sitting on them seems to work for me to straighten them out.....TheresaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6726760868307129738.post-42477349067807895802012-02-07T07:23:40.458-07:002012-02-07T07:23:40.458-07:00This is how I am. I've had a couple of doctors...This is how I am. I've had a couple of doctors (not my neurologist, obviously) say to me, "I don't see Parkinson's Disease," since I'm not bent over and shaking. Yet my left hand is usually clenched and, like in your photo, drawn up to my chest, and my left side constantly tensed. CarolAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6726760868307129738.post-77193202949267275142012-02-07T07:23:00.241-07:002012-02-07T07:23:00.241-07:00My wife describes it as feeling like a walking jel...My wife describes it as feeling like a walking jello mold. M.C.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6726760868307129738.post-7279320393665572622012-01-24T17:32:59.096-07:002012-01-24T17:32:59.096-07:00I described it to my mother by saying, make a fist...I described it to my mother by saying, make a fist and stiffen and curl your toes... now hold it forever... GayleAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com