foot drop

  1. Doglady

    New-ish Diagnosis

    Hi- I’m new here and was diagnosed 4 months ago. My symptoms started a year earlier! Started with falls then foot drop. Also cramps and fasiculations. It was terrible at first but I’m adjusting now. My ALS clinic is great and the local ALS Association couldn’t be more helpful. I’m on Riluzole...
    • Doglady
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    • Replies: 12
    • Forum: Newly diagnosed
  2. M

    Questioning Symptoms

    Hello all, First I want to thank you for the plethora of information I found in the *Please Read* posts. It answered many of my questions. I also found some helpful info reading other posts. I am a rationale 47 year old Registered Nurse and am working on my PhD in nursing so I don't want to...
    • MikeTpa
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    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: Could this be ALS?
  3. S

    Foot Weakness/Drop Foot

    I have been doing what I can the last two years or so. And based on my previous posts, I can clearly see that my worries were extreme at the time. Fast forward until now. These past few weeks/months, I have had some "heaviness" when walking in my right foot and leg. I have a terrible habit...
    • S197GT
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    • Replies: 8
    • Forum: Could this be ALS?
  4. D

    Confusing symptoms, please I'm very anxious

    Hello there, I'm really sorry to bother everyone here with this, I have really conflicting thoughts on this. So I'm 26 year old and recently (1,5months ago) finished med school, after I wrote my last exam I started to have a twitch in my thumb, it felt weak and strange, since I knew what it...
    • Dune
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    • Replies: 10
    • Forum: Could this be ALS?
  5. S

    Slow progresser (long post)

    Hello to everyone, this is my first post, after spending a lot of time browsing the forums. It seems like a very supportive place. I've noticed in these groups as well as in the local ALSA support group we go to, that some people are dealing with the stress and demands of a fairly rapid...
    • Stephanie52218
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    • Replies: 16
    • Forum: General discussion about ALS/MND
  6. HopeNPrayer

    Probable Diagnosis

    Hello all, I never in a million years thought I would be joining a group here, but turns out it is looking like this is the next phase of my life. I started noticing a little weakness in my right leg, especially getting into a vehicle for ie. Also around the same time, I kept wondering if...
    • HopeNPrayer
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    • Replies: 8
    • Forum: Could this be ALS?
  7. Nikki J

    What kind of AFO did you/ do you have?

    We have been talking about afos recently and I realized the type you have really matters. A couple of people talked about wearing a hiking boot style shoe with theirs for example which doesn’t work with mine because it has a protruding side piece. I like mine a lot. It is designed to keep my...
  8. J

    Scared

    I had an EMG test done in 2016 when I developed foot drop and was tripping and occasionally falling. The neurologist didn’t have any concern at that time. He said I had some arthritis. I saw a neurosurgeon and decided to do surgery for foot drop on my L5 section, discectomy she called it...
    • Jem1112
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    • Replies: 13
    • Forum: Could this be ALS?
  9. A

    ALS Concerns

    Hello all, I'll keep this short in case I'm in the wrong website. I've read the stickies here, my posting is fear driven because I'm not sure if my symptoms are relevant to ALS or not. I'm 48, prior US military, male, in generally good health but have high blood pressure/elevated cholesterol...
    • Anxiousbutstillmostlycalm
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    • Replies: 29
    • Forum: Could this be ALS?
  10. KarenNWendyn

    Why do so many doctors seem unaware of connection between foot drop. and ALS?

    This is a question recently posed by another member in another thread. I thought it would be an excellent question for discussion, so I decided to open a new thread so we could get different perspectives. I am coming at this both as a PALS who presented with foot drop and also as a physician...
    • KarenNWendyn
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    • Replies: 22
    • Forum: General discussion about ALS/MND
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