Good evening everybody. Gratitude in advance to anyone who reads this, or takes the time to respond.
From reading all the stickies, I seriously doubt I have ALS. My heart goes out to those that do. That said, there is so much knowledge and experience here and if possible, I would like to pick...
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Hi all! We’ve only been to our ALS clinic once to meet neurologist and clinic nurse which was two weeks ago.
During the visit we inquired about a couple trials my Dad may be interested in as well as treatments Riluzole and Edaravone. The Neurologist and Nurse said they could give us no advise...
Well I can't believe I came back to this forum but after 6 months I'm still without symptom improvement. I haven't been diagnosed with anything. I gave my heart to these symptoms being a stress reaction and or anxiety, I realize stress can cause a lot, but after 6 months nothing is better. If...
I had hoped that I would be able to report back with some kind of diagnosis, but unfortunately I still do not have one. Timeline since my last post:
-went to a podiatrist. Has a foot MRI which showed all sorts of things such as tendinopathy, mucoid degeneration, joint effusions, tenosynovitis...
Hi All, I will not post all my symptoms again as my previous thread, I was just wondering about cramps. They have gotten quite a bit worse in the past 2 weeks or so. Mainly in my left leg. Twitching for 6 months now. Anyone have some insight on cramps? I know I had a normal EMG done on my...
Hello all,
First I would like to say my heart goes out to those struggling with this horrible disease.
I’m writing today to ask opinions about my Dad’s situation. I will try to be brief, but thorough.
Nov. 2017 - Dad swears he remembers falling while outside, and then getting up and moving...
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Hello all, some of you may remember I made a post about a month ago concerning my symptoms. That thread is now closed but I will summarize everything here. My concern is that I have been having very concerning symptoms the past 2 months and I am worried about my health. I will break down...
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Hello,
Before I get started, I want to thank all the PALS and the caretakers for answering these questions. I am a 25 year old male. I do not have a history of illness, and I also do not smoke/drink. I was in good shape 6’1 175lb, and exercised regularly before it all started.
It all began...
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Hello,
I’m new to this forum. My mother was diagnosed with ALS in June of 2017. However, we believe her symptoms began a year or more prior. As you all know, it was devastating.
My father is her primary caregiver. The ALS Association assists us with a nurse aid for 10 hours per week. We...
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Alright so about two months ago I opened a post stating that my speech/sudden lisp has been bothering me. (I couldnt figure out how to re-open the thread so im sorry for posting twice) And honestly it has gotten worse, many s and z’s now come out as a whistle and i have to talk slower to make...