Did you get any response from your previous posting?

I did not receive any response to my posting. My husband has been a welder on construction for more than 30 years. He has also been exposed over the years to many toxic materials. He is suffering from many health problems we feel are symptomatic of parkinson's disease. We have seen ads on television from lawyers suggesting the connection, but so far doctors have not seemed to be aware of any connection.

My father had parkinson's disease when he died and also welded for many years.

Do you have a similar problem?

My father has been hospitalized for approx 4 weeks due to an injury following a fall. He had experienced symptoms that resemble parkinson's prior to the fall, but there was no diagnosis at the time. Now that he is in the hospital, they are looking at parkinson's as a likely diagnosis, however there is some question as to whether his welding career and exposure to toxic substances would better account for his symptoms. We are still waiting to see what they determine, but it seems that treatment options would change depending on this fact. He has been a welder his entire life, so I am looking to find any information on this connection. Have you found any articles that would better explain this connection? The neurologist does think it would make a great difference if toxic exposure is the cause. Do you have a good relationship with a neurologist and has he/she provided you with any information on this connection between welding and development of parkinson's. Please respond when you get the chance.

We do not have any articles suggesting or verifying a connection between welding and parkinson disease. The first time I was aware of welding as a cause was when a commercial ran on television in our area. It was stating to call a certain lawyer if you were experiencing any parkinson-like symptoms. I am sorry to hear of your father's fall. My husband also suffered fall that led to two back surgeries. Since then he has also experienced confusion on occasion and tremors. We have an appointment on nov 1 with a neurologist. I will let you know the findings. I hope you will do the same. Isn't it amazing that the lawyers are aware of an illness before some of the doctors? We live in in. Good luck to your father.

as one who has parkinsons I doubt very much that welding or toxic fumes has any bearing on parkinsons. I served in the forces and on leaving spent my life working as a continental heavy goods veh driver and the only thing that could be classed as toxic in my case was the diesel I put in my lorry. I believe the cause is a genetic one and will not reveal its secrets to mankind yet. People tend to forget that parkinsons affects different people with differant symptoms to start with, though the most common is the nervous shakes one gets in your hands and?Or legs

I have a good news for all people who has parkinsons. There is a new product called "cellgen". Many people tried it and got better. So I introduced it to one of my family's friend having parkinson, he eats it for 2 months and he fells much better.

So far cellgen is the only product that can penetrate our blood brain barrier and rejuvenate the mitochondrian of our brain cells.