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  1. E

    Alright I gave in

    This is long, please bare with me So i have been searching these forums for around 3 months now. I was reluctant to do so because of all the responses people usually get on here like " you dont have ALS" " stop asking Dr Google." And honestly even while reading some of those posts i thought to...
    • eramirezmejia2
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    • als atrophy back coughing early foot lift muscles natural pressure reading risk swallowing symptoms thumb twitching
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: Could this be ALS?
  2. 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...
    • Jem1112
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    • afo als arm back breathing breathing issues dying emg falling finger foot foot drop footdrop ideas lift mmn mri neurologist pain reading scared speech surgery test thumb timeline walker weakness
    • Replies: 13
    • Forum: Could this be ALS?
  3. Y

    Hand Atrophy

    Have a nice day, I wrote it here before. The old writings are: https://www.alsforums.com/forum/do-i-have-als-als/40639-als-symptom.html https://www.alsforums.com/forum/do-i-have-als-als/41045-problem-hands-feet.html My hand's getting worse. I have reached the neurologist through the...
    • Yusuf
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    • als? atrophy atrophy;hand;weakness helpful ice muscle neurologist problem support symptom thumb
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Could this be ALS?
  4. B

    Thoughts Please?

    Hi there , I am new to this site because I would like some information and thoughts . I am a 23 year old female from Australia (I know from researching statistics the likeliness of me having ALS/MND is very unlikely). My story begins a year and a half ago. I had very strange flu like symptoms...
    • Bumblebee
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    • als anxiety back breathing diagnosed eyes female fingers flu food headaches hope information lump mnd muscle muscle twitches muscles problems saliva statistics story symptoms thumb twitches young
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Could this be ALS?
  5. A

    Waiting for Neurology Follow Up Appointment

    First of all, thank you to everyone taking the time to read this. I appreciate and respect your knowledge and look forward to your feedback. I'm not sure where to start. So I will pick last summer, August I believe it was. I got on my bike and couldn't ride for more than a couple of...
    • April E
    • Thread
    • anxiety atrophy brain cramping cramps diagnosed diet early foot free heart lyme mri neurologist neurology onset questions testing tests thumb twitches twitching work worried wrong
    • Replies: 16
    • Forum: Could this be ALS?
  6. V

    Update to a closed thread from January 2018

    I just wanted to hop on and thank everyone who left messages for me regarding my fear of having ALS. I have stayed off the forum as promised but just giving update as some had asked that I do. My neurologist did a upper extremity repeat EMG and NCS and still states findings of bilateral carpal...
    • Vangie
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    • als als worry anxiety back balance emg fear fingers food foot free muscles neurologist saliva sleep spasms testing thumb tongue update wanted worry wrist
    • Replies: 22
    • Forum: Could this be ALS?
  7. C

    2 years in now difficulty writing

    Hello all, I would like to thank anyone who has the time to respond. For the last 2 years ive battled I fear that I have ALS it started two years ago when I started twitching everywhere and felt an odd sensation in my right thumb and fingers of course I Google it and thought I had ALS and...
  8. A

    First time here, please help me understand these symptoms

    Hello everyone, I am a 19 years old High school student and last year was a total nightmare for me and now it continues. I do not know what is happening with me but it scares the hell out of me. So I hope you can help me to understand these symptoms and help me maybe because i am desperate, docs...
    • AnxiousBoi
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    • anxiety athletic depression diagnosis emg fasciculation fatigue hope muscles please help please help me running student symptom symptoms tests thumb tiredness twitching ultrasound
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Could this be ALS?
  9. S

    EMG Results & A little worrisome blood work

    Hello! I did my original post a while ago and since the I've done a couple of blood tests and an EMG. My intial symptoms were just body wide twitching around August in 2017 and my doctor ordered me to see a neurologist after a while. I did an EMG around the start of december in 2017 and they...
    • SyntheticHappiness
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    • als choking emg emg results muscles neurologist swallow symptoms testing tests thumb twitching work worry wrist
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Could this be ALS?
  10. K

    Twitches and thumb wasting

    Hi, About a month ago my left eyelid began twitching. I didn't think much of it at first, but the length of time it occurred worried me, and Dr Google has me concerned it could be als. In addition to the eyelid I noticed generalised body twitches a week or so ago. More worryingly my left hand...
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