Waking Up

I just recently noticed that I'm shaking (arm and leg) some mornings even right away when I get up.

Status update

Things I notice;

• I have switched hands using the computer mouse. I now use it with my left hand, as my right isn't precise enough
• When I eat, I like to lift up the plate or bowl so that my hand doesn't have to travel so far. I very often shake when eating, but I'm unwilling to start eating with my left hand
• My hand and foot feel like they have a tendency to curl
• My right arm doesn't swing when I walk
• My right arm shakes involuntarily when I yawn (, etc.)
• things I do with both hands really highlight the difference; putting on deodorant under my left arm is very difficult compared to under my right arm - my right arm just doesn't respond the way I want it to
• I'm not confident when I carry something in both hands, especially drinks as I feel like I'm going to spill the one in my right hand
• I like to have my left hand free to grab the handrail when I go down stairs

I'm sure there's more I'm forgetting. I'll post as I remember.

Caught

One of the men at Bible Study noticed. He saw that I don't move my right arm very well, and that it shakes.
He's the first person to notice.

on to the Next Level

The neurologist in Windsor saw me for a second time after getting the results of the CT scan. The results were normal.
I have an appointment in London at the Movement Disorders Clinic. It's not until April 17, 2009.

Neurologist

I saw a neurologist in Windsor. He had me walk and point, etc. He didn't think that I have Parkinsons' (which is what I was worrying it was), since my symptoms were not consistent with it.

Parkinsons' patients have a tremor at rest. He described mine as an intentional tremor, I shake when I'm trying to do something requiring fine motor skills.

He sent me for a CT scan, just to start the diagnosis.

The following weekend, I was talking with my parents who mentioned my uncle also shakes.

Finally went to the doctor

Can't remember exactly when, but I decided to go to the doctor. He actually took it more seriously than I had, and sent me to see a neurologist as soon as possible.

First Signs

I can't pinpoint a specific date that I first noticed any symptoms. I bought the Sunfire in the fall of 2007, and it was gone by February 2008. I think I first noticed the shaking in my lower leg while driving the Sunfire. It was just in my leg, and I only noticed while driving. I started to rest my leg against the console to keep it from shaking.
The shaking would come and go without warning.