39 y/o male, veteran, with neurologist documented muscle atrophy, fasciculations, and hyperreflexia.
- No plantar reflex whatsoever
- All blood tests normal except Vitamin D at 12 (with 30 being the lower limit)
- MRIs this coming Wednesday (brain, cervical, and thoracic)
- EMG scheduled for...
Hello everybody, I was struggling for some time should I even ask here or not since I'm quite worried.
Im 28 (29 next month). My problems started beginning of September 2015. I was in the hospital for 10days following a pain in the left eye that was defined as Optic Neuritis. Together with the...
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It's me again (Hooray.)I have been doing well to stay away from these forums. I ended up seeing my 3rd Neurologist on December 31,2015. She did some strength test, reflexes, eye test, and looked at my tongue at rest. I also brought her a copy of my two previous EMG...
Hi, I am a 34 years old male living in Europe. I have read the stickies and a good number of threads on this forum. After almost 8 months I have decided to share my problems.
In mid 2014 I started to feel that my right ankle is a bit stiff. I didn’t really pay attention to that but I could feel...
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I'd like to start off by saying I'm truly sorry for anyone who has been diagnosed with mnd. Every single person here willing to help others feel better are nothing short of heros. As of now, I have not been diagnosed with als. But my story with als started back in 2007 when my grandfather(79)...
Night Before Christmas in Australia
'Twas the night before Christmas; there wasn't a sound.
Not a possum was stirring; no-one was around.
We'd left on the table some tucker and beer,
...Hoping that Santa Claus soon would be here;
We children were snuggled up safe in our beds,
While dreams of...
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I have read the information and rules and will be brief. I feel the level of experience of everyone here is invaluable.
I am a 44 year old female. I have had what has felt like twitching/pulsating/vibrating sensations in my throat since the end of June. This followed...
Hello everyone. I’ve been here for sometime and seen quite much anxiety over ALS from people in this forum (including me). Actually the incidence of this disease is very low. It is only around 2 or 3 or 4 in 100000 persons every year. The highest odds I ever saw was 10 in 100000 persons...
My Dad (80 years old) has advanced ALS. It happened extremely fast. Feb. he passed out, had every test known and came out with a clean bill of health. Swollen ankle a few months later and no Dr. could figure out why. In May he had what we thought was a cold/sinus/flu, then all of a sudden his...
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Hello.
Please, If I am out of line, I apologize. I truly want to help. From what I can see, and hear from the experts, a large majority of people who come into the DIHALS, including myself, suffers from anxiety. I thought it might be helpful to add a few symptoms of Anxiety, that can mimic...