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  1. T

    Muscle Stimulator

    Hi, Have anyone tried this machine to stimulate the muscles? I bought it couple weeks ago and have currently used it for my legs. I did some searches for a word "Stimulator" in this forum and found some old threads back in year 2012. According to PALS, these machines didn't help to keep the...
  2. NothingButLove

    The level of cruelty is off the charts

    My wife's neurologist first suggested ALS in early October. I've been a basket case for the past couple of months. I don't know if your brain just runs out of "sadness juice" or it develops calluses but very recently I could feel the "fog" starting to lift. I guess you just can't hurt that bad...
    • NothingButLove
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    • als back brain caregiver crying diagnosed early free hope lift neurologist newly diagnosed planning progression sad stress treatment treatments ventilator wanted
    • Replies: 17
    • Forum: Current caregivers
  3. S

    Pregnant and Scared of Symptoms

    My name is Susan and I'm 39 years old and 7 months pregnant. I came here to this forum for opinions before my EMG next week. Time feels like it's standing still waiting. I had a scare 2 years ago. My BF of 3 years had just died of brain cancer and a few months later I woke up and was having...
    • Suey girl
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    • advice als brain burning clinical emg fell fingers go away life love movement muscle pain possible als scared symptom symptoms tests twitching wanted weakness wrist
    • Replies: 8
    • Forum: Could this be ALS?
  4. S

    Worried I Have ALS

    Hello everyone. Currently diagnosed with Anxeity & BFS, but unfortunately I'm showing more & more signs of ALS, & im terrified of this impending doom... OK so My name is Shawn I'm a 30 year old male & this story starts just before my 29th birthday. My suffering started about march of 2015. But...
    • Shawn7
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    • als ankle back bfs brain death diagnosis early emg eyes mistake pain research ring finger scared shoulder speech story support switch symptoms test thumb twitch twitches twitching twitching and clumsiness wanted weakness wrist wrong
    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: Could this be ALS?
  5. L

    Waiting for EMG

    Hello, I hope everyone is alright. I am writing because I found myself in a situation that I am not sure what it might be. My symptoms started as tingling/numb feeling in my hands and feet and my right calf having the feeling like it wants to cramp up. It's worst at night where it falls...
    • Laurac
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    • anxiety back brain christmas emg hope merry christmas night symptoms twitches
    • Replies: 14
    • Forum: Could this be ALS?
  6. T

    Celltex

    My wife and I were watching our local news station (Channel 2 Houston) and we saw a segment from Celltex Mesenchymal Stem Cell company based here in Houston. Long story short I talked to my neurologist about this and he knows Dr. Stanley Jones the co founder of Celltex. My doctor is very excited...
    • TxRR
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    • brain cell mri neurologist nose research stem cell stem cell therapy stem cells story surgery test therapy travel treatment
    • Replies: 16
    • Forum: Primary lateral sclerosis
  7. S

    Is it als?

    Hi everyone I'm helmut 38 from Canada. I've been dealing with a lot of symtoms since July. They all came at once. Wondering if anyone can help me out. First I felt off balance like I've drank 3 beers feeling. I can walk with no issues no vertigo..some days are abit better. I have lower...
    • Split3
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    • als als? ankle back balance brain canada clinical depression diet emg eyes fatigue frustrated lyme mri muscle neurologist pain sensitivity stress tests twitching ulcerative colitis vision weakness worried
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: Could this be ALS?
  8. lgelb

    Bulbar?

    Hi I posted a few weeks ago about some symptoms and I just wanted to ask for your opinions on some further issues. I'm a 36 year old female. Over the past few weeks I have noticed issues with my tongue. Mainly in that I'm waking up having bitten it and teeth marks on it particularly on the...
    • lgelb
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    • ankle anxiety brain bulbar clinical emg eyes female food foot mad mri muscles neurologist pain speech swallowing symptoms tongue trouble swallowing wanted worried worry wrong
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: Could this be ALS?
  9. A

    Please help me

    I'm 27 year old female, mother of two children and married. I'm a new nurse and I'm terrified of als. In January of 2015 I was in nursing school and pregnant, started having muscle twitching in my calves. In January 2016 the twitches were widespread and I lost vision in my right eye for 45...
    • Aevanson
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    • als anxiety atrophy brain children eye female mri muscle muscle twitching please help please help me twitches twitching vision
    • Replies: 8
    • Forum: Could this be ALS?
  10. J

    Super Scared and Afraid

    Hi All, First off I want to send my thoughts and prayers to all of you on this forum that are suffering from ALS and to all of you that are CALS and have lost a loved one! I was hoping you all could offer some insight and some guidance on what I should do, since you live it on a daily basis...
    • Jayirish
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    • als brain cals clinical cramping cramps diagnosed early emg emg? father fatigue helpful holiday immediately mri neurologist pain scared switch symptoms symptoms of als testing tests twitching weakness
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Could this be ALS?
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