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[dolari]

Of all the things that frighten me, paralysis and Parkinson's frighten me the most. Anything where you lose control of the body. I learned about dystonia today before bed. Nightmare fuel for tonight, I think.

I've had a really slight tremor in my arm for as long as I can remember. Usually only when I'm deeply relaxed. Once I notice it it's gone. Never gotten worse, never impared anything. But always worrisome.... (See also: http://jenndolari.livejournal.com/740391.html )

http://www.wusa9.com/news/local/story.aspx?storyid=92345&catid=158

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[valeriekeefe.livejournal.com]

"One in a million are diagnosed with the disease" That's about all I can say. There's a rough population of 1 million trans women in the United States including pre-transition, pre-op, non-op, post-op, wherever. The odds are that there's only one trans woman in the US with dystonia, but those tremors you're worried about? Everyone has them. We can't put out a perfectly even amount of force in perpetuity and it manifests itself as a tremor.

[laura-seabrook.livejournal.com]

Ah - I get twitches too, but it's most likely either a symptom of epilepsy, or the brain damage I may have had by the accident that caused that. If you're worried - GO SEE A DOCTOR.