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    it's going so fast

    My partner just got his official diagnosis last Monday. Our second opinion and the probable switch to Columbia's (i'm in new york) ALS center is in two weeks. But just in these past few weeks when ALS was presented as a possiblity he's hitting every symptom and its coming fast. How likely is...
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    diagnosis and exercises

    My partner has exhausted the exclusionary tests, so the doctors are fairly certain. We've been going to many doctors appointments that all seem to shift us off to someone else. right now the most important thing we're waiting for is the appointment with an occupational therapist. they've...
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    my partner's potential diagnosis

    thanks for the replies after I posted the other day, I had already felt better. your responses only helped more. as for his symptoms, he has lost a lot of the strength in his left arm and a good deal in his right. His right had also had bouts of cramps one day about 3 weeks ago. the electo...
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    my partner's potential diagnosis

    so last week, he was told that the weakness in his arms was probably ALS. He's had MRIs, the test where he is shocked and we're waiting for the results of blood tests. The doctor is a director of an als society here in new york and believes that this is ALS (we're getting a second opinion...
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