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  1. N

    Internal stabbing pain

    This may be a long shot but has any with ALS ever experienced a sharp stabbing pain to the rib cage area when taking a deep breath or coughing, laughing, etc. I have felt this pain in my shoulder, my lower back and on both sides of my body. This has been going on for months. It used to only be...
  2. Q

    Itchy throat

    Hi, my mother has been coughing a lot and I wanted to know if other people experience the same problem. Most of the coughs are from an itchy throat but her symptoms are also progressing rapidly. My mother can’t walk or use her arms and her speech is almost gone. I don’t think the itchy throat...
  3. jethro

    Do shizophrenia and ALS have same roots, so it can be treatead the same way?

    i found articles... https://sg.news.yahoo.com/schizophrenia-drug-could-treat-als-101803085.html any comments? i think that having ALS is a kind of license to do everything with ourselves, so why dont we try? i am the first one to try.
  4. I

    onset

    I'm curious as to how this starts. My reading talks about coughing and swallowing (going down wrong tube) issues. I have the feeling of a bit of a "ball" that things need to get around as I swallow. That's the only way I can describe it. Can someone give any kind of comment to that feeling?
  5. Kristina1

    choking on liquids question

    I use thickened liquids by mouth and my tube for most of my liquids, but there are some that I enjoy thin and still indulge in, like a daily cup of tea or coffee. Plus there is always saliva in my mouth, and sometimes I choke pretty hard on my own saliva. Today I had a bad aspiration/choking...
  6. L

    Sick Pals...need advice

    I'm seeking advice as neither my Pals or Cals reads the forum. I'm a friend of a Pals and Cals. Cals has pneumonia and is in the hospital. Pals is home with a caregiver. Pals is now coughing. They have tried the vest which helps for a short period of time. Caregiver is having trouble...
  7. Erika

    More changes as the end gets closer :(

    My mom has been sleeping most of the day since september 15 after a crisis with secretions and saliva where we used the coughing assist. She was able to stay awake for about the time when my brother came to visit about 10 days ago. :) But every day after that, its harder and harder for her to...
  8. Lkaibel

    A Place to Speak My Truths

    That is what this forum is to me. I am happy for any constructive, supportive things I can do for others but I honestly just love how I can say what I mean here about my own life. People ask me how Brian is, bless their hearts. I appreciate it, and I say he is okay/stable. I may change that to...
  9. C

    Worried for my Husband

    Hi there, I was on here around 2 years back as i was concerned about my husband, just a quick round up of his symptoms, for the past 3 years my husband suffered from Muscle twitching, spasms, tremors, some degree of weakness and feeling tired and issues with his swallowing and speech. We have...
  10. S

    Do I have ALS at age 18 ?

    Hello, I am an 18 year old guy, a hypochondriac to be honest. 2 Months ago, I developed knee pain, and foot stabbing. It felt like electricity I think. I thought I had bone cancer. I was stressing out about it. It got better with movement, and I forgot about it for a week - I really dont think...
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