Hi all,
My mom was diagnosed with Bulbar ALS in June of 2017. Her initial diagnosis was made by a specialist in Houston. We visited the Mayo clinic last week to get a second opinion where the doctor did some basic evaluation and made the same diagnosis. He suggested he didn't need to perform the EMG or any other tests again.
A part of us still hopes it's something else.
I have another appointment booked at John Hopkins with a neurologist later this month who wants to redo the EMG test. We can't decide if it would be worth going.
I wanted to hear your experience in terms of getting multiple doctor opinions. Have any of you had or heard of experience where the diagnosis by different doctors varied?
Thanks in advance for your input.
My mom was diagnosed with Bulbar ALS in June of 2017. Her initial diagnosis was made by a specialist in Houston. We visited the Mayo clinic last week to get a second opinion where the doctor did some basic evaluation and made the same diagnosis. He suggested he didn't need to perform the EMG or any other tests again.
A part of us still hopes it's something else.
I have another appointment booked at John Hopkins with a neurologist later this month who wants to redo the EMG test. We can't decide if it would be worth going.
I wanted to hear your experience in terms of getting multiple doctor opinions. Have any of you had or heard of experience where the diagnosis by different doctors varied?
Thanks in advance for your input.