Parkinson's disease: Lucy thought she had RSI

At 36, Lucy Norman was diagnosed with repetitive strain injury (RSI) But 18 months later, she began to experience tremors in her leg She had a DaT scan, which determines the level of dopamine in the brain Lack of dopamine is characteristic of Parkinsons disease It confirmed she had Parkinsons, and she was put on medication

By Elaine Mclaren

Published: 18:21 EST, 23 March 2015 | Updated: 18:26 EST, 23 March 2015

My wrist had started to get uncomfortable, so I decided to get it checked out, said Lucy Norman

As she looked at the piece of paper in front of her, Lucy Norman massaged her fingers and puzzled over the spidery, illegible writing.

As a personal assistant, she relied on her ability to take accurate, concise notes and was proud of her neat handwriting.

Yet the words shed just written were no better than a scrawl.

Id start writing as normal, but within just a few words, it would fade into little more than a scribble, says Lucy, 42, who lives in Barford St Michael, Oxfordshire, with her husband Angus, 64, an engineer.

It was as if my hand would just stop working.

Id also been having trouble typing, hitting the wrong letters previously, Id been able to touch type accurately at high speed.

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