New start after 60: I spent eight years thinking I had Parkinson's. Then doctors 'de-diagnosed' me - AOL

“New start after 60” recounts how Mike Bell’s long-held Parkinson’s diagnosis was overturned. Bell, 61 when he saw a new consultant, had lived with the diagnosis for eight years while still experiencing pains, tingling, tremors, and skin issues. He had stopped his prescribed Parkinson’s medication yet reported no symptom worsening, prompting further evaluation. Doctors arranged additional brain scans—described by Bell as covering “everything, in every possible position”—before “de-diagnosing” him. Although he still felt unwell with unexplained pain, he was told he did not have Parkinson’s. The outcome disrupted his sense of community and advocacy, though his medical team has floated other conditions such as fibromyalgia or chronic fatigue syndrome.