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Hello all, I have lurked around this forum for a little while and have read tons of threads and the stickies. I have been avoiding posting for quite some time.But here it goes. It all started when I noticed some twitching in my calves.To which i saw my PCP about and she reffered me to a...

my ALS started with poore balance. i tripped, fell etc. no power loss at all. emng was ok, mri ok, nobody knew. to be honest after few years, they looked at few main muscles in 2016 which were ok. but i fell all the time. can it be: 1. certain group of muscles are affected, so balance is...

Thank you all in advance for your time in reading this. I will do my best to keep it as brief as possible. I have read the sticky. I’m 29, stay at home mom of three kids, three and under. About 6 months ago, I noticed some neck stiffness, along with transient pins and needles and numbness...

Thank you to all of you who monitor this forum and take the time and energy to respond to all of the guests with a million questions. I truly appreciate you listening and weighing in. It’s been a tough three months for me with lots of varying symptoms ranging from neck pain to brief low grade...

Hello all. I've had a few of what I believe could be ALS-like symptoms. I was wondering what others might think. I've had muscle twitches for what I believe to be 4 months now. It started off in just my arms and calves, but after a while they seemed to spread to other parts of my body, such as...

The first thing I want to say is thank you for having a place like this, where people can go to voice their concerns. For that past 3 months, I've had disequilibrium. If you don't know me, you can't tell, but I feel off balance when I walk. It becomes especially pronounced if I stand with my...

My first neurologist diagnosed me with HIV Associated Vacuolar Myelopathy and didn't think I had ALS (less than a year ago). The second neurologist concurred and all the extensive testing was normal. My I.D. doctor thought I had ALS and just recently I went to a neurosurgeon to find out what...

Hello I am looking for some guidance and help for my husband right now. We are in the process of trying to get a diagnosis or at least pointed in the right direction. About 5 weeks ago he began to feel some pain in his shins on both legs, the right side felt a little more tender to touch mid...

Hi all I'm just here looking for advice ,I'm a 42 year old lady who went to bed one night and woke up with all 4 limbs tingling none stop toes to knees and both hands it's been there none stop for 22 months now without a second break ever , muscle twitches started 6 months ago in my legs and...

Hello all! I'm posting about my Mother-in-law who has received a potential diagnosis of ALS, but is being sent to a specialist here in Atlanta to confirm. It started in June with back pain/trouble walking and a very slight slurred speech. I'm not sure everyone would have noticed her speech at...