Mario Bernasconi geb. Personal experience of the development of Parkinson’s disease

On the occasion of a visit to family doctor on May 15, 2017, I told him that it seemed strange to me that my left hand was wobbling. When I saw him again on November 27, 2017, I told him that the shaking had increased. I also informed him that my father’s older sister had Parkinson’s disease. He examined a couple of my joints and told me it was not Parkinson’s.

In February 2018 I had surgery on my left knee and they put me in a complete prosthesis.

A month later, on March 27, I informed my family doctor that I was not feeling well psychologically.

Already in April he sent me to a neurologist. I was examined by an assistant. On the second visit I was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease. He prescribed «Madopar» and due to a side effect, I was constipated, I stopped taking the medication.

On June 14, 2018 I underwent surgery on my right knee and received a complete prosthesis there as well. During a stay in a rehab clinic, I suddenly noticed unpleasant contractions in your legs at night. The neurologist prescribed 5 drops of «Rivotril» of 2.5 mg / ml at night.

On September 14, 2018, I attended an information conference on Parkinson’s disease at the “Inselspital” in Bern (University Clinic). I also went to the psychologist about 4 times.

On October 10, 2018 I ran into a friend at the gym. She noticed that my general condition had worsened. She found on the internet the story about the discovery of the permanent needle. She suggested that I saw the video, which impressed me.

I do my best to stay healthy!

After the treatment only 2 months later, on December 11, 2018, I received therapy in Valencia.

Each person is unique. The therapy didn’t work for me immediately. Slowly but surely I started to feel better.

I don’t need the psychologist anymore. And I was no longer satisfied with the choice of my neurologist.

Regarding a conversation with an acquaintance on June 1, 2019, with the help of my family doctor, I received a consultation appointment with a professor on June 24 at the “Inselspital” in Bern.

Since the fall of 2019, I have not been taking any more drops of «Rivotril».

Every four months I go back there for a check-up and every time I go they find that my health has improved. 3 months ago, in August 2020, the doctor asked me if I would be willing to reduce the medication I have been taking since the end of June 2018: 1 Madopar 125 mg every 6 hours, 1 Requip 8 mg and a Xadago 50 mg every morning .

Why should anything change? I just notice that I’m getting a little bit better from month to month:

– My hands hardly shake anymore.

– I’m much better, especially psychologically

– I have no more trouble walking

Nor any more when writing

My family doctor recently told me that the development of my health condition had

It worried him in the fall of 2018 and now he is speechless seeing how much I feel

it is much better.

I am very grateful!