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  1. G

    37 y.o. - Long term symptoms, muscle loss recently - please help

    Hi all, I'm a 37 old male finally posting here because I've become very anxious recently. I did read quite a few posts and I understand time is an precious asset, so I really appreciate if you can share your point of view. My symptoms from the most recent, most worrisome to the oldest (I know...
    • greenjay
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    • back bed brain clothing cold emg fasciculations father finger fingers hours ice muscle night please help pressure shortness of breath stiffness symptoms testing tongue
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Could this be ALS?
  2. A

    Falling apart - a bit of a rant

    It's been a rough couple of days and I am really struggling. I need to vent a bit, and I feel like this is the only place where anyone will actually understand. I had to call an ambulance to take my PALS to hospital on Friday night. He's been constipated on and off for a couple of weeks and we...
    • Avocado
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    • advice back chair driving electric wheelchair falling family finger friend lonely love night pain rant shoulder sling stupid toileting van vent walker wheelchair worry
    • Replies: 11
    • Forum: Current caregivers
  3. M

    Does this sound like possible ALS?

    Hello all, I am new to this forum and I will be honest that I’m feeling quite anxious. I’ve been experiencing some symptoms that I’m worried may indicate ALS. I will preface this by saying I’m 24 years old and I’ve had neurological problems since I was 12, so I am no stranger to seeing a...
    • Mayag
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    • age als als? arm weakness botox diagnosed early finger foot neurologist onset pain possible als problems shoulder symptoms test tongue tremor trip twitch twitching weakness worried
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Could this be ALS?
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    Should I be worried

    Hello everybody! I have been thinking about this for two weeks and I really cant let it go. My mind is ruined because of all thinking. I sleep extremely bad I can not talk to anyone and I always have a lump in my throat because of all the concerns. I never thought I would be here and write in...
    • IamRuined
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    • als atrophy back clinical diagnosis finger fingers free heart immediately life lift lump muscle muscle twitching pressure problem problems scared sleep tests twitching wanted weakness worried
    • Replies: 11
    • Forum: Could this be ALS?
  5. T

    17 years old scared I have als

    Hey all Im very sacred I have a possiblity of als I’ve been having twitches all over my body and they stop sometimes my index finger has bent inwards for apparent reason I also get a very tight chest sometimes at random times and struggle to breathe I also feel like I need to yawn all the time...
  6. L

    Have I done all I can??

    Hello everyone. This is all very new to me even though I feel as though I am getting a crash course in ALS care. My beautiful mother was diagnosed with ALS in October. She is 77 and lives with me. Her progression has been so fast I am having a hard time keeping up with all she needs. I have...
    • LeelaaB
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    • als bed clinic confused diagnosed finger hours peg progression respiratory respiratory failure trilogy vent wheelchair
    • Replies: 13
    • Forum: Current caregivers
  7. F

    Looking for help and advice

    Good Morning, I am a woman, I am 32 years old, I apologize in advance for any inconvenience they may cause, but I would like to ask for your help. For a year now I have been passing a hell from which I do not draw any conclusion and nobody can explain what happens. It all started with pains...
    • Friendbear
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    • advice age atrophy back emg fasciculations finger fingers headaches hope ice mri problems reading shoulder spasms symptoms tests thumb tongue wrist
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Could this be ALS?
  8. A

    Help with diagnosis

    My mother is having a very hard time getting a diagnosis. She is 71 years old. Tingling in her legs and fatigue with even one block of walking in her legs for the past three years. Two years ago she started having difficulty clasping a necklace and now there is some atrophy between her thumb...
    • azlat
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    • advocate als atrophy breathing diagnosis early emg fasciculations fatigue finger getting a diagnosis ivig neurologist supplements swallowing symptoms test thumb
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Multifocal motor neuropathy
  9. H

    Questions about contradictions Re: ALS

    Hello everyone! I am a 21-year-old Caucasian male with no history of ALS in my family. I have an anxiety disorder, along with hypochondria - I am reluctant to say that latter but know this is pertinent to disclose. A week and a half ago, I felt perfectly fine, no symptoms of ALS. Then I noticed...
    • hobloe7
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    • als anxiety arm clinical family finger hypochondria info keyboard medical muscles pain questions switch symptoms symptoms of als tests thumb walker weakness worried
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Could this be ALS?
  10. C

    Update; worrisome progression

    Hi guys, first out I was trying to post in my origin thread but think its closed? If not please let me know. Anyway - I wanted to give you an update about my symptoms and how it have progressed, and hopefully some of you will reply with something that is reassuring because I can't let it go...
    • concernedman
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    • anxiety arm back bed brain cold emg finger ice nausea night pain phlegm progression reading saliva symptoms timeline twitches umn update voice wanted worried wrong
    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: Could this be ALS?
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