roodog
New member
- Joined
- May 15, 2013
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- Reason
- Learn about ALS
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- US
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- NH
- City
- Peterborough
after debating whether to post considering the "sticky's" about hypercondria etc. I am doing this more for my family than for myself...I am in the wait and see/worry/holding pattern phase....
I am a 45yo male who noticed speech was slurring 5 months ago...bit of drool, chewing became "tricky", smiling and smirking for no good reason sometimes (but no uncontrollable laughing and crying)..
went thru my GP (not a stroke) to Nuerologist, who tested blood, MRI and EMG....all clear..his advice was come back in 2 months (not good enough for my wife or Primary doctor)...
2nd opinion at Mass General, second EMG was all clear and now sceduled for a 2nd MRI, but again, lets wait 2 months (no rush?)
no (major) twitching/muscle degeneration except a (hopefully) unrelated atrophy from a hip resurfacing several years before..
find myself rooting for some fairly nasty conditions -vs- the possible alternative and would appreciate someone yelling at me to get off this forum, as it is only for the seriously ill..
my wife and now I have been researching too much obviously (but she is worried)
any reality checks would be appeciated
I am a 45yo male who noticed speech was slurring 5 months ago...bit of drool, chewing became "tricky", smiling and smirking for no good reason sometimes (but no uncontrollable laughing and crying)..
went thru my GP (not a stroke) to Nuerologist, who tested blood, MRI and EMG....all clear..his advice was come back in 2 months (not good enough for my wife or Primary doctor)...
2nd opinion at Mass General, second EMG was all clear and now sceduled for a 2nd MRI, but again, lets wait 2 months (no rush?)
no (major) twitching/muscle degeneration except a (hopefully) unrelated atrophy from a hip resurfacing several years before..
find myself rooting for some fairly nasty conditions -vs- the possible alternative and would appreciate someone yelling at me to get off this forum, as it is only for the seriously ill..
my wife and now I have been researching too much obviously (but she is worried)
any reality checks would be appeciated