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  1. BillH

    Weakness in right leg

    Good morning Mom. How are the kids today? Did you call your GP for an appointment yet? That should be the first thing on your list today after you get the kids taken care of. Be sure to tell them on the phone about both your symptoms and your anxiety over this. They will know what to do.
  2. BillH

    Weakness in right leg

    I certainly do understand the fear and the sad, and I feel for you being a young mom with two kids ( one of my daughters is just a tad older with two kids as well). But please try to relax a bit and wait until you see your GP. ALS is a very rare disease that more often happens to folks older...
  3. BillH

    Weakness in right leg

    When you saw your doctor did you mention that you had a concern about ALS? What did he say about that? Did he check your reflexes, look carefully for twitches and wasting muscles? Did he have you stand on your toes and heels and walk heel-toe down the tile lines in his office? Mom, there are...
  4. BillH

    Weakness in right leg

    Hi Mom. All of the folks that I've known who had ALS did not start by feeling weak. They first noticed something, an arm or a leg or a hand, that did not work. One man could no longer hold his golf clubs or button his shirts. Another friend fell repeatedly when he would put his leg down to...
  5. BillH

    Does this sound like initial symptoms?

    Hi Sean. Sorry you're worried about this. It doesn't sound like ALS to me. Twitches are so very common that despite what Dr Google says they don't mean you're getting a very rare disease. If you want to learn more to ease your mind please read the sticky posts at the top of this forum...
  6. BillH

    They want me to have a PEG so soon after dx

    Scotia, as I recall from my Mom's experience, they wanted her to have the PEG installed while her physical self and health were still as strong as possible so she could heal more easily. Yes, in her case she had ALS before she was officially diagnoses. I don't think it necessarily means...
  7. BillH

    Symtoms years before getting ALS

    A couple of my cousins who are fALS positive but not symptomatic are taking part in one of those ongoing realtime studies. Like Nikki mentioned, fALS may be different but it seems a good place to start, bot to look for precursor signs or situations and for trying to determine mechanism. The...
  8. BillH

    For all those left here

    Thanks Kim, I'll share that with my wife, she will love it.
  9. BillH

    Husband just diagnosed

    Jhill, sorry to welcome you here, but this is the right place to be. After you get some coping tips, please feel free to ask anything because the folks here are so gracious about sharing and helping and holding each other up. My tip would be take a deep breath and remind yourself you DO NOT...
  10. BillH

    Wondering why?

    You didn't hear us all yell SURPRISE! when you logged back in? Actually, I was logged out this AM also... thought it was the router reset I did but I guess not.
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