What does Symptom onset really mean? I am sure many PALS can think back further to incidents or changes in their life where the dismissed it as getting older.
My first symptom that made me go see a doc, was my person trainer noticed I had an abnormal gait when running (Jan 2016).
Or was it...
Posted to “Do I have ALS? Is this ALS?” forum on 8-5-2016 under “Neurologist Says…..”, I posted a diagnosis from Mayo Clinic as
Diagnosis: Motor neuron disease, unspecified
Diagnosis: Other specified disorders of muscle
Diagnosis: Disease of spinal cord, unspecified
Update: The Neurologist...
2nd opinion
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emg
fasciculations
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is this als
motor neuron disease
muscle
neurologist
problem
progressive weakness
questions
support
tests
twitching
ultrasound
update
Could it be something else?
Diagnosis: Motor neuron disease, unspecified
Diagnosis: Other specified disorders of muscle
Diagnosis: Disease of spinal cord, unspecified
My 3rd EMG Report (each result worsening):
"EMG nerve conduction study was abnormal. It showed electrophysiologic evidence...