Should we defer further testing?

[Ms. Pie]

Wonderful news Naranja!

 

[Grateful]

That's absolutely great news, and I am thrilled for you and your wife.

As the Romans put it "carpe diem"- seize the day- and spend those days in a long and happy life together.

Good Luck!

 

[nan musser]

My footdrop started about 6 months before I decided to have it checked out. I have always had a very bad back(since my teens) and had experienced footdrop about 10 years ago because of the back problems. The neurologist I use for the bad back said of course we need to check the new footdrop out and hence the tests began. I did not find any of the tests painful including the EMG or the spinal tap. I too wanted to know what I was/am up against. I was diagnosed with PLS in June 2011. PLS is much better news than ALS and I'm so thankful that I found out. I am 56 and decided to go ahead and seek "retirement" the end of April and boy I'm enjoying it! God Bless you two!

 

[Naranja]

Thanks again to everyone for the support and kind words.

Nan: My wife's foot drop was attributed by the neurologist as the result of a pinched nerve. Although that doesn't rule out ALS or any other neurological condition, we're going to consider it as such unless another symptom presents itself.