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  1. K

    What to expect

    Hi Everyone. I just want to say that I am very grateful for this site and the time that everyone takes to respond to each post. My dad started displaying symptoms last summer. He was falling a lot and having fasiculations. He went through a boat load of tests and was diagnosed with als this past...
  2. Kristina1

    falling

    When my doctor/clinic asks me about falls, what exactly do they classify as a fall? I know this is something I should ask them directly but I forgot at last visit. I had assumed that "falls" only refers to falls resulting in ER visit injury. Lately I am tripping a few times per week, but...
  3. L

    Symptoms, awaiting neuro appointment

    Hello all! I have been having some strange symptoms for the last month. It all came about suddenly and I’m concerned. All started May 29th, ceased for 10 days then symptoms arose again. Symptoms: - involuntary thumb and middle finger twitch/movement (this lasted for a week and hasn’t...
  4. HopeNPrayer

    Probable Diagnosis

    Hello all, I never in a million years thought I would be joining a group here, but turns out it is looking like this is the next phase of my life. I started noticing a little weakness in my right leg, especially getting into a vehicle for ie. Also around the same time, I kept wondering if...
  5. M

    Trouble getting a neurologist referal

    Hello all, Let me tell you my whole story... I started having pain(muscle ache) in my shoulder March first. Went to a redicare Dr on March 11th and let the Dr know the muscle pain is also in my arm as well as shoulder and moving around. Was told this was myalagia and to follow up with primary...
  6. D

    Possible bulbar?

    Hello all. New here. Don't know exactly where to start so I'll try and give a bit of history before going into what's currently going on. Around 2006 I had a wierd tongue episode. It basically jerked very hard about 4 times and it freaked me out to the point I went to the er thinking I was...
  7. J

    Scared

    I had an EMG test done in 2016 when I developed foot drop and was tripping and occasionally falling. The neurologist didn’t have any concern at that time. He said I had some arthritis. I saw a neurosurgeon and decided to do surgery for foot drop on my L5 section, discectomy she called it...
  8. jethro

    Can not say to dr. when my ALS started, so he cant say if i'm slow/fast progressive

    can not say when my als started. i had dizzines and stil have it and that's why i visited neurologist. i felt something is wrong in spring 2015., something with balance. tripping, falling etc. did all tests by 06 /2016 and there were no signs at all. emng ok, all als tests ok, even i felt bad...
  9. IgorZilio

    Update: ALS diagnosis

    Well, I went 2 weeks ago to see the ALS specialist and he gave me an official ALS diagnosis. It’s been really hard to accept/understand this. My whole life is falling apart, I live alone and far from my family, so I decided to go back home to have more support and also because everyone is super...
  10. N

    The only clean jokes I know - joke 2

    A guy goes to play golf and he asks the person in the pro-shop if he can get on the course and the pro says as a matter of fact there is a three some about to go off I can put you with them. The guy hustles to the first tee. When he gets there the other guys recognize him and ask " hey don't...
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