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Re: finally a diagnosis? I can assure you it is not stress related.

Hi all This morning I woke up with a choking feeling and can hardly swallow. It's never been this bad. I'm at wits end don't know what to do. Gp just brush it off. Trying to keep strong for daughters sake especially as Christmas eve.

With a loving wife and beautiful daughter believe me I the last thing I want is this horrible disease. I have had numerouse MRI and ct scans, X rays blood tests, emg's all over 5 months. I am normally a fit 39 year old. However every day I feel like it's getting harder to swallow and feel...

Thank you for your kind words. It's difficult to not think about things especially when experiencing constant physical symptoms.

Professor Ernest Butler at monash. He's the third neurologist I've seen. Tbh they're all very quirky in my dealings with them.

Thankyou, I value your responses and I'm grateful to have somewhere to express our feelings and opinions. I have read some comments in previous threads and feel people are coming to express feelings and should not be told to read the before you post threads. I have had barium liquid swallow...

I have been finally told that I most likely have ALS. Been to see my third neurologist after expeiring difficulty swollowing and twitching all over my body. I haven't been able to work due to extreme fatigue. My neck muscles appear to be deteriorating rapidly which is also affecting my...

No I haven't had a barium test performed. The swallowing issues begun after the two emg tests completed. It began predominantly on one side and now is both. If for example I eat bread it will feel like it's stuck in my throat and I try to swallow but it won't go down. I have not had any speech...

I haven't asked for a pulmonary test as yet. My breathing is okay during the day. Is just at night when I'm rested I cannot sleep for longer than 2 or three hours without waking. My neck muscles also feel weak. I have lost 10 kilos over the last 3 months. I am not a large man and now weigh 74...

Hi all just a follow up regarding my symptoms. I am now at the point where swallowing is extremely difficult. My jaw muscle feels so weak. I am sick of seeing doctors and not getting answers. I've seen 3 neurologists and had 2 emg rests done. They have been clear. And now I'm told to see a...