4myMom1-7-11
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- Joined
- Jan 8, 2011
- Messages
- 8
- Reason
- Loved one DX
- Diagnosis
- 01/2011
- Country
- US
- State
- Maryland
- City
- Preston
Yesterday, my mother was diagnosed with ALS, but I have been reading online etc. and can not believe this is what she has .. back in Sept. 2010 she was in the hospital with right side numbness/tingling in the arm and leg also slurred speech she had numerous MRI's and CT scans and they found nothing they thought she may have had a stroke but tests show she didnt. They did a spinal tap and the protein in her spinal fluid was elevated but they told us nothing at this time.
She then started to have the muscle twitching and since September the symptoms have gotten worse but its sort of like it will start to get better then one day they will just get worse again on her.
Yesterday she has a appointment at the University of Maryland Medical Center we were there from 9am until about 1:30pm they checked her reflexes, strength, did the shock test and did the test with accupunture type needles and came up with this diagnosis.
How can they get such a huge diagnosis in such a short amout of time?
Is this possible?
If so that is fine I just really need some other opinions.
Thank You so much.
She then started to have the muscle twitching and since September the symptoms have gotten worse but its sort of like it will start to get better then one day they will just get worse again on her.
Yesterday she has a appointment at the University of Maryland Medical Center we were there from 9am until about 1:30pm they checked her reflexes, strength, did the shock test and did the test with accupunture type needles and came up with this diagnosis.
How can they get such a huge diagnosis in such a short amout of time?
Is this possible?
If so that is fine I just really need some other opinions.
Thank You so much.