I had my first appointment with the physical therapist today. I was with him for an hour and a half and he did a thorough evaluation. He has worked with MS patients (one was there at the time I signed in) and he actually requested more information about ALS. He understood the disease but...
Hello im 2,3 im a newbie to this forum but please hear me out to help get rid of my anxiety since i overthink all the time,
So lately I've been have muscle twitches and jerks all over my body mostly when resting do the jerks happen and i feel my muscles spasm or twitch all over. But recently...
Hello everyone,
I 'm french, my father died of als in 2015, he had done genetic testing but the results went after his death and then nobody told us anything. We all assume that it was sporadic. Then, in 2016 my sister went under a IVF procedure and needed the results, bingo: c9orf72.
At this...
friend of mine, older 10 years, diagnosed is with neuralgic amiotrophy (complete different diagnose, even has it almost the same symptoms). doesn't know what to do with money, so just called her doctor and not knowing what she asks, she asked: "please how can i test for that disease...hm... als...
Hello everyone,
First of all, I would like to mention I took into account the "Read before posting" thread and also, to thank anybody in advance that might read or reply to my message.
25 years old, male, caucasian:
1) A few years ago (maybe 2-3) I noticed a weird tremor in my hand when...
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Hi everyone - I am seeing my primary care doctor tomorrow but wanted to get your opinion on my situation seeing as you have so much experience in this area.
My uncle passed away in Spring 2017 from ALS (he was late 60s) and my dad was just diagnosed with ALS (he is 74). I'm considering getting...
3 years ago, my husband started having als type symptoms. Als was ruled out at that time. He still has the symptoms and is getting worse. Dr is sending him for more testing. Could he have been given a diagnosis of not als 3 years ago and now has als? This is the short version of my question...
Hey guys and gals.
I want to first say thank you so much for taking the time to read this and others posts on this subject. I know it can’t be easy for all of you, and it has to get tiresome. Also to say god bless to each and everyone of you that is affected by als.
I’m 23 and a male. I get...
My name is Bella. I am 23 years old I am married to a wonderful man. My husband is a 35 year old male and he has been sick for about 3 months with terrible symptoms. He did get some MRI's done and it did show that he has bulging disc in his neck and lower back.
Also known as herniated disc in...
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My 82 year old grandmother was diagnosed August 1st after falling July 19th. When we took her to the hospital to make sure she hadn’t broken anything (which she didn’t). I never imagined this diagnosis.
In the ER, she couldn’t hold or lift her right arm at all and she was in able to lift her...