Weakness on right side - normal?

[MsNoir]

Tried to open a water bottle with my right hand - i am right handed - and was too weak to do this. Is this a normal sigh of PK?

[jupiterjane]

Well it is for me. There are days when I will curse a gravy packet, or a recloseable cheese package because I cannot open them! It is frustrating and I could swear the food manufacturers are doing this on purpose! I always keep a scissor handy and Robert has installed an electric jar/bottle opener for me which is truly a God send.!

Jupiterjane

[muttie in reply to jupiterjane]

THE JAR QPENER IS A GREAT IDEA ~I USED TO HAVE ONE WHEN I WAS ''NORMAL'' I SURE COULD USE ONE NOW!!

[shasha]

yes it is for me too - i am right handed but my left side - hand - arm and foot are bad - i.e they are painful and weaker

[Hidden]

My right side is just beginning to show PD symptoms. I notice it when I'm trying to pour something into another bottle, hold something heavy and my handwriting.

[lanep-since03]

There are no normals if you have Parkinson's, but it does affect my right side.

As a matter of fact on mon. 3/26 i'm going to have my dbs on the left which controls the right hooked up to it's generator which should make my handwriting legible & be able to open a bottle of water, no tremor, & help some walking. Later on this year I will have one put on the right side of brain to help with the freezing gait or steel shoes on a magnetic floor as I like to call it

[PatV in reply to lanep-since03]

SO right. Keep us posted!

[Hidden]

lane-since03, praying all goes well with your procedure.

[PatV]

It does for me. My PD affects my left side and am right handed . Sometimes I have to save up jars to open until someone comes over.

[emswife]

Can echo all these comments. I am right handed, my pd is mostly left side, but my handwritng has gone down the pan. I used to write on blackboards all day, and prided myself it was good n clear, but not now.

[muttie]

same thing with me my handwriting has gone BY BY

[muttie]

MY PRAYERS ARE ALSO WITH YOU LANE