Hi glama9,
You must have had PD for 10 years or more (?), to be in stage 3. Did your symptoms
accelerate during the last cou[ple of years ? Mine seem to be getting worse at a faster
rate. I am between stage 3 to 4. I don't think Dr.'s use staging much anymore. My earliest symptom was that my little "pinkey" on my left hand dragged, and an ink pen never felt right while writing. It seemed to not role properly or to be stuck at the end. So, I spent a lot of effort complaining and searching for the "right" pen!!

So the results of the large clinical study (ADAGIO), to investigate the impact of Azilect on slowing the progression of PD will be announced today. If it shows that Azilect does slow the progression of PD it will be a major breakthrough for PD.

Take care
John g

HI oldcow,
No, you were correct, I was labeled stage 3. The movement specialist didn't even examine me; he just saw my arm tremor which was pretty bad and felt my wrists for rigidity and pronounced me stage 3.
I am 61 also but cannot put a date to the onset of my PD. My father got it at age 82 but had tremors as far back as age 65. He died in 1993 at age 91 1/2. You have endured this for so long and at such a young age, you must be very strong. By the way the Adagio study suggests that azilect slows the progression of PD.