coughing

Hello everyone, My mom was actually just diagnosed a few weeks ago and she just told me she is getting "flem" stuck in her chest and she is starting to have a hard time coughing it out. Her other symptoms are left leg weakness/really not able to use it at all, trouble swallowing and slurred...

I have now had 2 visits with a neurologist and referred to the motor neuron specialist I have tried to see for a couple of years so things are moving along. I totally weaned off of the methadone and many problems seemed to have lessened. I went from a wheelchair to walking 1-3 miles a day. Spent...

Hi, I am a 48 year old male. About 3 months ago I noticed a weakness in my right arm, hand and fingers. Brushing my teeth, shaving, buttoning my shirts, zipping my pants, all became difficult to do. I feel unbalanced, I have lost my balance and fallen a few times. Swallowing food is not a...

Can i ask what foods were the first to be difficult to swallow or was it fluids? We are not going down the PEG route&there is increased coughing,v rarely on fluids,worst in the evenings and it seems to be worst on foods that are sucked (eg chocolate etc). It is the elephant in the room as we all...

I have been lurking on the forum for a few months, since his symptoms began in late July/early August 2012. He's had 3 EMGs since September 2012 and just the most recent one last week finally showed what we have suspected - bulbar onset ALS. I have already learned so much here but still feel at...

:cry: Hi all - Hope everyone had a "good" Christmas, i dont know if the end is near for my mom but she has been very very anxious and scared when its time to go to bed she just doesnt want to lay down, i know she is out of breath when laid back put her hospital bed allows me to bring her up a...

Hi. I wonder if doctors and researchers use these forums since my questions are quite specific and technical...but I don't know of any better way to poll the huge ALS community. I must say that I have learned a lot about this cruel disease recently, but unfortunately not enough :( My dad was...

Today is my sweetie's birthday. We had a family trip to the movies, then his favorite dinner of crab. Saddly, he has paid with coughing and choking for the last 2 hours, and he is exhausted. I did not do a good job of protecting him. the kids were just about having fun and laughing and I...

My husband developed symptoms about two years ago. He can't open jars, write with a pen, or button his buttons. Now he has difficulties walking up stairs. He has neck issues as well as muscle loss in his legs and arms with fasculations. He has seen two neurologist who have not given him a...

well dad has it and is compleetly miserable. We are doing everything the doctor says but nothing seems to be good enough. I have the same cold, my brother gave it to us over thansgiving (Thanks oh so much) So dad refuses to go on the bipap durring the day, his nose was running constantly...