Good morning,
I'm new to this forum as a member, but have reading you for a while and know enough to be really scared. I am female of 32 years old, with neuro symptoms for two and a half years. Since than I have been to two neuromuscular neurologist several times.
Prior these symptoms ( 9...
Ah my dear friends, thanks in advance for your support. I'm sending much love to all who spend their time in service to others here.
Navigating the medical world is scary, even (especially, perhaps) for a med student. There's still stigma to being ill in this field. :/
I'm a male med student...
Long story short, my breathing started to become difficult when lying down, but was only getting really bad on some nights, and was mildly present in the daytime. I started to get concerned that something worse was going on so immediately got tested for Hiv, Syphilis (VDRL), thyroid panel, etc...
ache
acne
anxiety
back
biopsy
breathing
breathing issues
christmas
death
decline
dementia
early
fatigue
fell
finger
go away
hiv
ideas
improvement
insurance
lyme
magnesium
meds
muscle
muscle wasting
neurologist
oxygen
possible a
story
swallowing
symptoms
tests
vision
vitamin d
wanted
weakness
weight loss
wheelchair
A story about falling ill in ALS, the devil´s disease, with reflections and criticism you can have as a physician after onset of ALS.
Author Ulf Ljungblad MD, PhD - August 2014
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Hi everyone.
It's been quite some time since I last logged on. I do check in from time to time to see how everyone is doing but I haven't participated in the discussions too much lately. Sorry. I find myself getting sort of obsessed with all of it and then I have terrible anxiety when i...