KANSASTOM
Distinguished member
- Joined
- Jul 2, 2008
- Messages
- 165
- Reason
- Learn about ALS
- Country
- US
- State
- ks
- City
- wichita
I have been following Tag's story and I am hoping for the best. I cannot help but to see similarities between her husband and me. My saga started out looking at my lower back condition to explain the atrophy of my calf and the paralysis of my left big toe. At first it was a possible tumor, herniation or bone spur. Several tests later, EMG's MRI's and the rest of the usual tests I had a two appointments, one with a neurologists and one with a neuro-surgeon. The neurologists was first and his diagnosis was ALS. Three weeks later the neuro-surgeon didn't even want to talk about back surgery because of my ALS diagnosis. I have two herniations and severe spinal stenosis in the lumbar region, but no pain in my legs. My question is, does continuity breakdown in the motor nerve cause the atrophy and paralysis? If it was just the discontinuity in the sensory nerve would there be atrophy? It is now a year later from the date of my diagnosis and I am going back to a different neur-surgeon to talk about possible surgery, a year wasted.