DeBigDog
New member
- Joined
- Nov 26, 2014
- Messages
- 3
- Reason
- CALS
- Diagnosis
- 11/2014
- Country
- US
- State
- DE
- City
- Magnolia
April, 2014 - my wife goes to a Neurosurgeon (after seeing an orthopedic surgeon) with a droopy right index finger, numbness/tingling in her right hand and over-all weakness in right arm.
A series of EMGs (arms/legs) and MRIs (neck/head) with/without dye follows.
May, 2014 - Neurosurgeon addresses ulnar/medial nerve (operation)...numbness/tingling
are gone...droopy index finger and arm weakness remain...recommends she go to the PennMed Neurological Center (Phila., PA) - to rule out ALS.
Neurologist (PennMed) peruses tests/info from Delaware and administers her own manual tests...indicates that my wife may have ALS...schedules another EMG for Jan. 19th, 2015.
Neurosurgeon (Delaware) has also scheduled an Anterior Laminectomy (C6 - C7, C7-T1) on December 8, 2014 in order to address pinching of the cervical root nerves.
Questions?
1) Might my wife have ALS?
2) Will having the Anterior Laminectomy "in any way" affect the progression and/or the prognosis of the ALS?
Thanx! for taking your time in our very trying time...to read this.
A series of EMGs (arms/legs) and MRIs (neck/head) with/without dye follows.
May, 2014 - Neurosurgeon addresses ulnar/medial nerve (operation)...numbness/tingling
are gone...droopy index finger and arm weakness remain...recommends she go to the PennMed Neurological Center (Phila., PA) - to rule out ALS.
Neurologist (PennMed) peruses tests/info from Delaware and administers her own manual tests...indicates that my wife may have ALS...schedules another EMG for Jan. 19th, 2015.
Neurosurgeon (Delaware) has also scheduled an Anterior Laminectomy (C6 - C7, C7-T1) on December 8, 2014 in order to address pinching of the cervical root nerves.
Questions?
1) Might my wife have ALS?
2) Will having the Anterior Laminectomy "in any way" affect the progression and/or the prognosis of the ALS?
Thanx! for taking your time in our very trying time...to read this.