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  1. J

    Perceived ALS symptoms

    I'm a 26 year old male. Five days ago I noticed a tingling sensation in my outer heal area. I describe it as tingly feeling but presents itself in more of a twitching form. Happens on and off throughout the day but very regularly also. Stays in the exact same spot. I also have other twitches or...
  2. W

    I'm sort of flipping out...any help please?

    Hi everyone, I turned 18 this past June. My story starts the first week of August. I jumped off a bridge into water and got a small fracture in my back. A hairline fracture the doctor calls it. I have had four MRI's and they all say my spinal cord is fine, and it's just that one fracture that...
  3. D

    36 and diagnosed with mnd

    Hello, my name is Nathan. I am 36 yrs old with a beautiful wife and 3 wonderful children. From all the research I have done my case seems to really be off the " norm". About 7 yrs ago I noticed that both of my calf muscles were twitching ( now calling them by there real fancy name...
  4. E

    Can't shake the worry...

    So, I just wanted to first say thank you to anyone who comes on here and despite what you are going through tries to put the minds of what are probably many hypochondriac at ease. It's very kind of you to do that... and I hope I am just another hypochondriac. My situation is as follows...
  5. T

    Doc said weakness in one leg, spread to other leg right after. Help!

    Hello everyone, I have been going through some of the symptoms for early onset ALS for the past two weeks or so and I am terrified. I have read through the stickied threads at the top of this forum and I am still convinced that I may have some form of ALS/MND. The first signs were an...
  6. P

    Requesting Advice Please

    Hi. I'm Jen, 48y/o. Pilates Instructor. I'm requesting any advice or direction as I am unsure I am on the right path. Thank you. I've been on the diagnosis path since March 2017. My symptoms: Dec 2016 Right thumb shakes when I grip small objects Feb 2017...
  7. T

    drop foot

    My mom whom is 78 is going to be evaluated this month to see if she has ALS. Back in march she started having some numbness in her toes and then a month later she had what we call a drop foot. It's now Sept and she cannot walk without a walker. She has had an upper and lower mri of her back and...
  8. Tedstehr

    Laymen's description of ALS

    I hope some of you smart people (you know who you are!) can help me understand what ALS is in laymen's terms. Here is what I think - your feedback and corrections would be great. ALS is an over production of a neuro transmitting chemical that causes neurons to fire. This over production in...
  9. T

    Concerned about symptoms

    hello to all Last time I posted here I got very negative responses for my concerns, I still don't understand why. I just want your opinions, I have aspbergers and I'm not good at being polite? I'm sorry if I'm rude or I say wrong things but I don't understand. my left hip hasn't felt normal for...
  10. J

    Cognitive changes/Advice

    My PALS, bulbar onset, diagnosed last December has been steadily declining both physically and cognitively. Back in April we enrolled in the LEFFTDS study at the Mayo Clinic because there was a possibility that he had familial ALS due to C9 gene mutation. As part of the study he did have a...
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