Blessed1
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ALS CLinic SW Louisiana or SE Texas
I believe I my wife needs a second opinion and that she probably needs to be seen by someone @ an ALS clinic. We have asked her general doctor to get her a referral for a second opinion.
We are a few hours drive from Houston, TX and Lafayette, LA
I have searched and there are some clinics in both places.
Does anyone have experience with anyone in these places?
My wife was given a differential diagnosis of PLS 6 months ago from a local neurologist who specializes in Motor Neuron Diseases. The neurologist is very young and this is his first medical practice.
My wife's primary doctor who is extremely experienced and really knows what he is doing told us a couple of days ago that he isn't convinced that this isn't ALS, and from what we can tell doesn't trust her neurologist.
We saw her neurologist yesterday and he still thinks that it is PLS and no signs of ALS, and said she may spend the rest of her life having a differential diagnosis. He also said he didn't see much difference from where she was 6 months ago. He said she has a loss of functionality but not a loss of strength.
I definitely can tell a difference from where she was 6 months ago,
So...we are looking for clarification on what is going on with her. We don't care what it is called, we just want to know with certainty what we are dealing with.
I believe I my wife needs a second opinion and that she probably needs to be seen by someone @ an ALS clinic. We have asked her general doctor to get her a referral for a second opinion.
We are a few hours drive from Houston, TX and Lafayette, LA
I have searched and there are some clinics in both places.
Does anyone have experience with anyone in these places?
My wife was given a differential diagnosis of PLS 6 months ago from a local neurologist who specializes in Motor Neuron Diseases. The neurologist is very young and this is his first medical practice.
My wife's primary doctor who is extremely experienced and really knows what he is doing told us a couple of days ago that he isn't convinced that this isn't ALS, and from what we can tell doesn't trust her neurologist.
We saw her neurologist yesterday and he still thinks that it is PLS and no signs of ALS, and said she may spend the rest of her life having a differential diagnosis. He also said he didn't see much difference from where she was 6 months ago. He said she has a loss of functionality but not a loss of strength.
I definitely can tell a difference from where she was 6 months ago,
So...we are looking for clarification on what is going on with her. We don't care what it is called, we just want to know with certainty what we are dealing with.
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