Thanks KimT. I just do not feel confident wearing the mask using the niv and I panic. Sometimes I am fine for two hours and other times I need it off after two minutes.
Have you ever seen this before?
I use NIV, a Nippy 3+ a few hours every day. If someone is nearby I'm fine but when I'm alone I get anxious and panic to the point that I want the mask off but I'm unable to as I can't use my arms.
Has anyone experienced this?
I received my diagnosis in a motor neurone clinic in Beaumont hospital in Dublin, Ireland back in 2015. I didn't get a second opinion. As the disease progressed it was very definitely motor neurone disease. I don't go to the clinic too often.
Hi thanks for your reply. I am in Ireland and have motor neurone/als a number of years.
I wanted to see if other PALS had experienced this issue.
Why would I keep it to myself? It's a genuine problem that I'm not ashamed of.
I hope you are doing well.
Hi I wondered if anyone has seen this issue with ALS. I am having random uncontrollable ejaculation episodes mostly at night when I am asleep. It would wake me at random times and I don't know why.
I'm a married man with ALS 7 years now. I'd like to know if anyone noticed a point in your journey when your relationship changed from being husband and wife to just patient and carer?