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    Help! Diaphragm Pacing Surgery

    Can I answer my own Reply? I have made another "rookie" mistake - my answer to "Bad Balance" didn't really address his question, which was "are you sure that you have PLS". I do not have PLS - I have ALS actually. Carla S
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    Help! Diaphragm Pacing Surgery

    Dear Bad Balance, Well the answer is "yes", I am sure I have ALS. You are correct however, in that I would have gotten a better response in the general forum for ALS patients. I apologize for my "rookie" mistake - I just joined and of course, my very first post was made in the wrong discussion...
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    Help! Diaphragm Pacing Surgery

    Thank you Tom - that is good news indeed. It really helps to get a firsthand account from someone who has had the DPS surgery and is using a gait belt to transfer. It is as I suspected, and I plan on using a Hoyer Lift for the first week at a minimum due to the soreness of that area after...
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    Help! Diaphragm Pacing Surgery

    Will I be able to use my gait belt again after my diaphragm pacing surgery (DPS)? Maybe not at first, but I would like to think I could use one again after I am feeling better. I would like to hear from others who have had the surgery (or know of someone who has had the surgery) and are...
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    Help! Diaphragm Pacing Surgery

    Will I be able to use my gait belt again after my diaphragm pacing surgery (DPS)? Maybe not at first, but I would like to think I could use one again after I am feeling better. I would like to hear from others who have had the surgery (or know of someone who has had the surgery) and are...
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    Will I be able to use my gait belt again after my diaphragm pacing surgery (DPS)? Maybe not at...

    Will I be able to use my gait belt again after my diaphragm pacing surgery (DPS)? Maybe not at first, but I would like to think I could use one again after I am feeling better. I would like to hear from others who have had the surgery (or know of someone who has had the surgery) and are...
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    The emotional aspects with ALS

    Hello Prime Concern, Thank you so very much for your interest in ALS, and for choosing the emotional impact of ALS as your part in the class project. From what I've read on the ALS Forum, and learned from other patients with ALS (pALS), our journey is about same when it comes to the emotional...
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