10.10.20
Mario Bernasconi geb. 10.8.39
During a visit to my general practitioner on May 15, 2017, I told him that I found it strange that my left hand was trembling.
When I saw him again on November 27, 2017, I told him that the tremor had increased. I also told him that my father’s older sister had Parkinson’s disease. He examined a couple of joints and told me it was not Parkinson’s.
In February 2018, I had surgery on my left knee and received a full prosthesis. One month later, on March 27, I informed my GP that I was not feeling well psychologically.
By April, he referred me to a neurologist. I was examined by an assistant. At the second visit, she diagnosed me with Parkinson’s disease. She prescribed “Madopar”. Due to a side effect — constipation — I stopped taking the medication.
On June 14, 2018, I had surgery on my right knee and also received a full prosthesis. During my stay in a rehabilitation clinic, I suddenly noticed unpleasant contractions in my legs at night. The neurologist prescribed 5 drops of “Rivotril” 2.5 mg/ml to take at night.
On September 14, 2018, I attended an informational conference about Parkinson’s disease at the “Inselspital” in Bern (University Hospital). I also went to a psychologist about four times.
On October 10, 2018, I met a friend at the gym. He noticed that my overall condition had worsened. He found on the internet the story of how the permanent needle was discovered. He suggested I watch the video, which impressed me. I do everything I can to stay healthy!
Only two months later, on December 11, 2018, I received the therapy in Valencia. Every person is unique. The therapy did not work for me immediately. Slowly but surely, I began to feel better. I no longer need the psychologist. And I was no longer satisfied with my neurologist’s care.
Following a conversation with an acquaintance on June 1, 2019, and with the help of my GP, I received a consultation appointment with a professor on June 24 at the “Inselspital” in Bern. Since autumn 2019, I have not taken any more drops of “Rivotril”.
Every four months I return there for a check-up, and each time they notice that my health has improved. Three months ago, in August 2020, the doctor asked if I would be willing to reduce the medication I had been taking since late June 2018:
– 1 Madopar 125 mg every 6 hours
– 1 Requip 8 mg
– 1 Xadago 50 mg every morning
Why should I change anything? I can simply feel that I am improving little by little, month by month:
– My hands almost don’t tremble anymore
– I feel much better, especially psychologically
– I no longer have problems walking
– Nor any problems writing
My GP recently told me that he had been concerned about the development of my condition in autumn 2018, and now he is speechless when he sees how much better I feel.
I feel very grateful!