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  1. G

    Do i have als

    Hey everyone, Sorry to roll a few eyes at the"do I have als question" but I'm a little bit worried and possibly over thinking everything but for the last 16 months I've had symptoms, my daughter was premature due to preclampsia and I was really ill. I have hyperreflexia I put it down to...
    • Gemmz124
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    • als arm back brain do i have als eyes fatigue fear foot hyperreflexia lift mri neurologist pain symptoms tests vision worried worry
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Could this be ALS?
  2. K

    Eyelids

    My muscles supporting my eyelids are going, I now have my eyes closed most of the time or half closed. I can still use my right arm a little and have to manually open my eyes in the morning. My tobi has become impossible to use. Any suggestions on communicating. I can scribble a little on...
  3. E

    Needing some guidance!

    Hello All. I’ve thought long and hard before posting this as I’m very much aware of the daily struggles a lot of you here face. I am however finding myself on this site more and more frequently and feel untill I have my questions answered from people with real life experiences - only then will I...
    • Elizabethm12
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    • advice anxiety back bfs cramps dentist diagnosis diet early emg emg? eyes family fatigue female financial fingers health iron life mri muscle muscle twitch neurologist nose questions sleep speech stages stress support swallowing symptoms tongue twitch twitches twitching update voice weakness weight loss work
    • Replies: 15
    • Forum: Could this be ALS?
  4. B

    All my symptoms seem ALS!

    Hello, I am 14 months ago suffering from sudden fatigue and weakness in all the muscles including face and neck, with sore in right arm when using for a while, difficult to concentrate, difficult to swallow, difficult to make decisions (quit from my job). Did MRI for spinal and Brian twice...
  5. bkite

    News Flash

    Wow...Only in Yakima ... You will not believe what just happened... I pulled into the Fast Gas to get a soda and a breakfast muffin. As I got out of my truck and walked towards the store I noticed these 2 cops watching a woman who was smoking while pumping gas... I saw her & thought, "Is she...
  6. A

    Seeking communication support for special friend

    A special friend (David) of mine and my husbands is a 17-year survivor of ALS. David currently has a Tobii Dynavox I-15 (with eye gaze interaction – AAC device) speech generating device. His AAC device is calibrated to his eyes. David was able to communicate (with his wife and family, also with...
    • AnnG
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    • aac ability advice als communication dynavox equipment eye eye gaze eyes family friend hope information life medicare movement speech support technology tobii tobii dynavox tobii dynavox i-15 work
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: General discussion about ALS/MND
  7. F

    Opinion?

    Hello, I have a question about my condition - I have quite a lot of fasciculations (thighs, calves, shoulders, hands, face, chest, back, little "feelable jolts" time to time on tongue, sometimes even inside of my ear - drum and sometimes I can see flickering in my eyes similar that I see...
    • FirstUnicorn
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    • arm back brain caffeine clinical cold cramps driving emg eyes fasciculations fibrillation fingers foot headaches heart ideas magnesium mri muscle muscles seizures tongue weakness
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Could this be ALS?
  8. B

    Thoughts Please?

    Hi there , I am new to this site because I would like some information and thoughts . I am a 23 year old female from Australia (I know from researching statistics the likeliness of me having ALS/MND is very unlikely). My story begins a year and a half ago. I had very strange flu like symptoms...
    • Bumblebee
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    • als anxiety back breathing diagnosed eyes female fingers flu food headaches hope information lump mnd muscle muscle twitches muscles problems saliva statistics story symptoms thumb twitches young
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Could this be ALS?
  9. R

    Think I have ALS and have some questions

    So first off, I’m a male of 21yo. I’ve been healthy my whole life up until 2017, I was trying to lose weight from 190 and went down to 115 as of now, I was trying to lose weight but now I can’t seem to keep weight on. So about a month ago I started to develop bad back pain in my lower back, at...
    • Robert21
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    • advice als back brain breathing burning cry eyes insurance lead mri neurologist night pain relative sad scared shaking shoulder symptoms tests twitches urgent vision weakness worried wrong
    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: Could this be ALS?
  10. pdcraig

    What now?

    Just rambling. Today was 3 weeks since Ferd died. I've been trying to get the thank you cards done and have been in tears all weekend. I got the online stuff finished but the cards are still waiting, Not sure what it is about them that is so hard but... Getting his things together and doing the...
    • pdcraig
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    • angry anxiety back breathing brother caregiver cost coughing cry crying diagnosed dying eating eyes family grief hearing life pain peg sad sleep spasms video
    • Replies: 10
    • Forum: Past caregivers
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