It's been said over and over that all people who eventually are DX'd with ALS had different symptoms at different times. This makes it difficult for us "nervous nellies" (as I've seen us referred to), to try and determine if what is happening to us is or isn't ALS. So you might say "Go to a...
He did a physical exam. All normal. When I said the twitches sometimes moved the joint he said that is not typical of ALS. I had no Babinski sign and no hyper reflexes or demonstrable weakness. He didn't recommend an EMG based on the normal exam and according to the local ALS.ORG, he's supposed...
I've spent most of the afternoon and evening reading posts on this site and first I want to say that it's obvious there are a lot of caring people here. I've been inspired, saddened, gladdened, and now emboldened enough to make this post. I'm a 61 (today) year old male with high BP, type II...
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