Re: Stature and PD

[will johnston <johnston@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

At 06:12 PM 9/29/96 -0400, you wrote:
>PD and Stature: 29 Sep 1996:
>The other day at a PD support group meeting, I noticed that four of
>the 8 or 9 attendees were small people; not dwarfs or midgets, just
>notably in the lower half of the range. I don't know offhand of any
>specific report on this correlation, but there must be a pile of
>statistics out there. Just for fun, I'd like to hear from anyone
>who feels he or she is small: say 63" or less for women, 67" or
>less for men. If you know any other PWP in this category, send the
>data for them too. All I need for now is: Height(inches); Gender;
>Age at diagnosis. This is decidedly not a scientific survey, but
>stature may well be brain-related (the pituitary is nearly at the
>center of the brain). I'll count the entries and, if they look
>interesting, post results here in a couple of weeks.
>Cheers,
>Joe
>

>
>J. R. Bruman (818) 789-3694
>3527 Cody Road
>Sherman Oaks CA 91403
>


Dear Joe and others,

Just like everyone else, we are all different.

Age 63 (almost 64), PD diagnosis official 1991, symptoms noted late 1971.

Height has increased about 1/2 inch following Sinemet therapy. (legs not
longer I think -- rather think the difference is in the torso. Pants which
used to be a perfect are a bit short in the rise. Thickness change of hair
on top of the head is obviously not the source of the extra height.  Now 6'
1+", weight 216 lbs.. I'm not a little guy... I do not consider myself to
still be a growing boy!

WILL JOHNSTON   4049 OAKLAND SCHOOL ROAD
                SALISBURY, MD 21804-2716
                410-543-0110
Pres A.P.D.A.  DelMarVa Chapter
63  Dx1991 Symptoms 1971