asmileaday
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- May 7, 2007
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I posted once before back in May. My husband had a lot of symptoms but the doctor wasn't willing to discuss the possibility of ALS. Life happened and my son broke his hand and had to have surgery and physical therapy so my husband's problems were pushed to the back of our mind. He actually seemed to be a little better.
Initially, he had foot drop with the right leg and muscle twitches. Well his weakness has moved to his right leg and right arm. Muscle twitches are more than ever and a couple of times his speech has been slurred. He can no longer do yard work and he is tired and much weaker. He is having some problems with his lower back. His last doctor's appointment was last week and they want to do the nerve conduction again and also a muscle biopsy.
Now the bigger problem. I walked in the kitchen last night and he was trying to eat. He couldn't get his food to go down. He was eating a sandwich and when I walked in he was kinda hitting on his chest a little and drinking water.
I am so worried. Up until last week his doctor would see him and tell him to come back in 3 months. So every three months he would go and get no answers. The ALS clinic wouldn't see him without the doctor referring him.
Also, he said that some ALS patients experience "vivid" dreams. My husband has began having dreams like this in the last three months. I need to research some of this because I am not sure how the dreams fits into all of this.
Thanks for letting me "talk".
Initially, he had foot drop with the right leg and muscle twitches. Well his weakness has moved to his right leg and right arm. Muscle twitches are more than ever and a couple of times his speech has been slurred. He can no longer do yard work and he is tired and much weaker. He is having some problems with his lower back. His last doctor's appointment was last week and they want to do the nerve conduction again and also a muscle biopsy.
Now the bigger problem. I walked in the kitchen last night and he was trying to eat. He couldn't get his food to go down. He was eating a sandwich and when I walked in he was kinda hitting on his chest a little and drinking water.
I am so worried. Up until last week his doctor would see him and tell him to come back in 3 months. So every three months he would go and get no answers. The ALS clinic wouldn't see him without the doctor referring him.
Also, he said that some ALS patients experience "vivid" dreams. My husband has began having dreams like this in the last three months. I need to research some of this because I am not sure how the dreams fits into all of this.
Thanks for letting me "talk".