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    Bulbar Specific Questions - Old Thread Closed

    Hello - I have posted before about symptoms (https://www.alsforums.com/forum/do-i-have-als-als/38110-follow-up-questions-old-thread-closed.html) and my experiences thus far. I am posting again because I am currently away from home and do not have access to a neuro. I was hoping to get some...
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    Follow-up questions, old thread closed

    As promised, a quick update. I saw a neuro today who didn't have any explanation for what is going on. Did what I felt like was a very rudimentary and basic exam. Even though my main complaint is clumsiness and weakness in the hands, she did a cursory check - grip only. Tested reflexes in...
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    Follow-up questions, old thread closed

    Again, sorry for the delayed response, I have tried my best to stay away from this forum in the time before my appointment (they were able to move it up to tomorrow based on some conflicts I have coming up). There is a local clinic in Virginia Beach now, so I am going there tomorrow. There...
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    Follow-up questions, old thread closed

    Nikki - Thanks so much for the reply and my apologies for the delay in my own response. I appreciate you taking the time to pass along some additional information. I had an initial EMG/NCV in May 2015, then a follow-up in November 2015. Both times they noted that I had a normal variation...
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    Follow-up questions, old thread closed

    Hi Nikki - While not what I was hoping to hear, of course, I do appreciate your information. I will try to keep the (now several) clean EMGs in mind as I move forward. I will certainly post an update once I have had a chance to see the doc. Thank you.
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    Follow-up questions, old thread closed

    Thank you so much for the reply - you replied to me last year as well I believe in my now-closed post. I don't think I'd say go away for a while - more like haven't gone away but also haven't gotten worse or better. Once they start, they stay. Then periodically - seems to be about every 10...
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    Follow-up questions, old thread closed

    First, here is a link to my previous thread here: https://www.alsforums.com/forum/do-i-have-als-als/28732-new-forum.html. I was off the forum for a year, so it closed down. Quick background - after noticing some symptoms in late 2014/early 2015, I was referred to a neuro and had an EMG done...
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    New to the forum

    Mike and Laurie - Thank you both again for the responses, and for helping me think through this. Mike - to address your question about why I thought this may be ALS - like many here I have had some troubling symptoms, particularly the ones I mentioned in my jaw and mouth. That said, when I...
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    New to the forum

    Mike - Thanks for the reply - and for merging the thread. I was not sure if a year between posts meant needing a new thread or not. The weakness is new - post EMG (which was done in late November). The weakness in the right arm and continued loss of dexterity - noted mainly when writing -...
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    New to the forum

    EMG and Diagnosis Question First off, thank you so much to those who take their time to reply here and provide feedback and advice. Second, I posted once before about a year ago when I had been experiencing a number of symptoms that I was concerned about. I have what I hope is a quick...
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    New to the forum

    Good evening all - I have passively monitored this forum for a number of months now, learned a lot, and generally tried not to make too many assumptions. I have also done a lot of research about this disease - mostly driven by the symptoms that I have had for the last few months, but also out...
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