Pearl
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- Joined
- Aug 20, 2006
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- 77
- Reason
- Friend was DX
- Country
- US
- State
- Georgia
- City
- Atlanta
Can anyone tell me if symptoms of ALS stall or slow down after a point?
Or, once a person is diagnoised, is this a rapidly progressing disease?
My friend was diagnoised only four weeks ago, but I see a marked change in him (where as 4 weeks ago, he had a slight speach issue and looked "tired" - now I notice a much more pronounced speech issue, tremors in the hands, some difficulty with movement (slower, etc...) - some of this could be due to meds he is currently on. But, it seems like he is experiencing rapid changes.
How fast does this disease progress? I know he has been told the standard '2-5 years' - - I know no one has a crystal ball, but does anyone have any better insight?. What does that mean? Is there a range of disease progression? Thanks.
Or, once a person is diagnoised, is this a rapidly progressing disease?
My friend was diagnoised only four weeks ago, but I see a marked change in him (where as 4 weeks ago, he had a slight speach issue and looked "tired" - now I notice a much more pronounced speech issue, tremors in the hands, some difficulty with movement (slower, etc...) - some of this could be due to meds he is currently on. But, it seems like he is experiencing rapid changes.
How fast does this disease progress? I know he has been told the standard '2-5 years' - - I know no one has a crystal ball, but does anyone have any better insight?. What does that mean? Is there a range of disease progression? Thanks.