Zaphoon
Extremely helpful member
- Joined
- Aug 2, 2008
- Messages
- 2,857
- Reason
- DX UMND/PLS
- Diagnosis
- 08/2011
- Country
- US
- State
- Missouri
- City
- Springfield
Many of you have been following my case for the past two years and for those of you that are somewhat new to the forum, a V.A. neurologist, now recently retired, awarded me the ddiagnosed of PLS.
My hat is off to the V.A. clinic and regional hospital I deal with in Missouri and Arkansas. I had an annual evaluation with a GP followed up with a visit with the neurologist. The GP put his finger in a place where it didn't belong but I've since forgiven him. Those guys are just touchy-feely by nature, I guess.
The neuro fixed me up with more drugs (increased my dose of baclofen and added a script for gabapentin (cramps and pain). He also ordered a lumbar puncture to do a few more rule-outs.
I asked if we could still be looking at PLS and he said yes but it is still a wait & see. So, it remains the differential for now, as I understand it.
So, we'll see what further definition this lumbar puncture may bring.
My hat is off to the V.A. clinic and regional hospital I deal with in Missouri and Arkansas. I had an annual evaluation with a GP followed up with a visit with the neurologist. The GP put his finger in a place where it didn't belong but I've since forgiven him. Those guys are just touchy-feely by nature, I guess.
The neuro fixed me up with more drugs (increased my dose of baclofen and added a script for gabapentin (cramps and pain). He also ordered a lumbar puncture to do a few more rule-outs.
I asked if we could still be looking at PLS and he said yes but it is still a wait & see. So, it remains the differential for now, as I understand it.
So, we'll see what further definition this lumbar puncture may bring.
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