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Basroil
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My mother has Parkinson's for 19 years now, it was diagnosed almost as soon as she described the symptoms to her doctor. I can't believe it would take seven years for a diagnosis in Japan. Unbelievable, is it a rare disease for Japanese to get?
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Suena
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I don't know about illness rates, but I know doctors can sometimes have their own prejudices about people being "too young" to get certain diseases, and won't even consider that a person might have it. 
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ChrissyC
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I read often about how many areas in Asia are ignorant of many diseases (being apart of a rare asian ethnic group, I have many anecdotal stories), especially mental illnesses (mental illnesses aren`t recognized and are seen as "personal problems" not a problem that the individual has no control over). Parkinson`s has noticeable effects but being somewhere that isn`t widely informed about such, many would probably say something similar to what the doctors had said to the mangaka above; mistaking Parkinsons as someone being physically nervous. |
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Mr. Oshawott
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Seven years it took before the doctors found out that Ms. Shimazu-san was under the severe effects of Parkinson's...I can't imagine the agony she went through after spending those years not being diagnosed.
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simona.com
 Posts: 330 Location: Tokyo |
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if you got anything else than cancer, Japanese hospitals pretty much suck.
Doctors are way too rigid in their archaic positions and can't see the whole picture. I am not surprised - albeit still very appalled - it took so long to get a diagnosis. I, for one, never got one for my peripheral nervous system problem, so I'm just dealing with it my way [i.e. seeing Italian doctors instead.] |
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CrescentWolf
 Posts: 65 Location: Florida |
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How horrible that it took so long for a proper diagnosis.
I was diagnosed with Tourette's Syndrome in fifth grade, and while I have it under control now (for the most part) the "ticks" got to be dreadfully painful. I'd tear my fingers apart from picking at them, I could hardly move my wrists and hands from rotating and twitching them all the time, and my throat hurt from all the vocal "ticks" and stupid sounds I'd make. The worst part was I couldn't really do anything about it, it wasn't until I found the right doctor who knew what he was talking about and truly cared that I found relief. So I pray now that she too can find find the right doctor and find relief of her own. |
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mrsatan
 Posts: 909 Location: Olympia, WA, USA |
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When I was studying in Japan, our school doctor was a real character; something from a different era. He was an little old man that would chain-smoke cigarettes, right there indoors in the school infirmary. Seeing that made me lose all confidence!
I got sent to a real hospital when I got a migraine though, and they fixed me right up fast. If they ever give you a thermometer in Japan, don't put it in your mouth. They'll look at you like you're a moron. They go under your arm. |
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omiya
 Posts: 1826 Location: Adelaide, South Australia |
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It depends... having had a twisted section of my small intestine removed when in Tokyo I found the treatment and care excellent. |
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simona.com
Posts: 330 Location: Tokyo |
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good for you, you were lucky 
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omiya
Posts: 1826 Location: Adelaide, South Australia |
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The only downside to being taken ill was missing one orchestral concert and two Yuki Kajiura concerts, on the upside I saw a different part of Japanese life including the care and generosity of those around me. I wonder if there are any support groups in Japan for those with Parkinson's Disease? |
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