Many years ago I lost a baby 20 weeks into pregnancy. I was so upset for months. I would pick up vegetables and see if they would weigh what my baby would have. A few months after losing 'Brendan' we took our five year old to see his kindergarten class.
You may also experience burning and tingling in your muscles, or even restless leg syndrome. Women with Parkinson's disease report neck pain as their third most common symptom at the start of the disease (it comes in after classic signs of the condition like shaking hands and slow movement). Therefore, ongoing neck pain may be an early warning sign of Parkinson's in some women. Only around 10% of people with Parkinson's experience pain as their very first symptom of the condition â in most cases, the pain comes with other symptoms.
Women have a reduced risk for getting Parkinsonâs. Women with Parkinsonâs tend to live longer with the disorder than men. However, age can play a factor regardless of gender. Female patients who are over 60 may not fare as well as younger women diagnosed with the disease.