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    Very worried of my symptoms

    First of all if you have a seven-year-old son, you are probably too young to be a likely candidate for ALS--this is just a statistical observation, of course. If you have not noticed any atrophy or wasting, this is a good sign. There could be many other explanations for your symptoms aside from...
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    Curious about progression

    There's really no way to offer any firm judgment based on your description. Your best bet for ruling ALS in or out is to make an appointment with a neurologist who specializes in neuromuscular diseases. Based on his/her examination and any subsequent testing, you will know for sure what you do...
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    father-in-law died of ALS, husband is worried about his twitching

    By the way, Al, on US health insurance in general--some 45 or 50 million Americans have no health insurance--an obscenely large number. Everyone 65 or older is covered by Medicare, and poor people are covered by some variant of Medicaid--I think the formula for that varies from state to state...
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    father-in-law died of ALS, husband is worried about his twitching

    wifey-- I know of a top-flight neurologist in New York City who specializes in neuromuscular diseases and accepts most insurance plans--hopefully yours, if you have one! Here's his complete information: http://www.nyp.org/FPHTML/1168360135112.html Best of luck, Jeff
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    father-in-law died of ALS, husband is worried about his twitching

    Here's my take on this--people on this forum can offer reasonable degrees of reassurance based on personal and comparative experience, and that can be of some value, but no one can here offerthe definitive reassurance of a neuro exam. All I'm saying is that if that is what someone is...
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    father-in-law died of ALS, husband is worried about his twitching

    If you need to get insurance in order, that might indeed be a good reason to delay seeing a neurologist who specializes in neuromuscular disorders. But as far as getting an answer to the main concern you voice in your original message: "how worried we should be"? No one in an Internet chat forum...
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    father-in-law died of ALS, husband is worried about his twitching

    If you and your husband are concerned, then you ought to see a neurologist right away--there's no reason to delay. Just be sure that the neurologist is specialist in neuromuscular diseases--otherwise, you'll be wasting your time. In New York City it should not be difficult to find a very good...
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    Could I have ALS Please help me?

    It's impossible for anyone on-line to give any kind of meaningful evaluation of your symptoms. If you don't have noticeable weakness or atrophy, though, those are good signs. You might want to be sure that your neurologist is a specialist in neuromuscular diseases. Best, Jeff
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    Husband looking for answers

    There is really no way for you or your wife to get a meaningful or definitive appraisal of her symptoms on line. The only way to do that is to convince your wife to see a neurologist--not just any neurologist, but one who specializes in neuromuscular diseases. She can only benefit from such a...
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    New emg

    If you're going to be taking a benzodiazepine like Xanax for sleeping, you might consider switching to another variety. Xanax has a half life of only 4 hours--it gets out of your system quickly. Ativan has a half life of 8 hours, and Klonopin has a half life of 20 hours--so those might be better...
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