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    should I tell my friends that I have ALS?

    Hi everyone I turned 32 a couple of weeks ago. A lot of my friends sent me messages wishing me happy birthday and all that... The problem is my friends don't even know that i have ALS (they haven't seen me in person for almost a year as i am now staying with my parents in morocco and they are...
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    21 year old male with possible ALS, need help

    Hello all, The last 6 months have been very frightening as I try to figure out what's going on with me. I appreciate anyone's input on my symptoms. First symptoms started about 6 months ago when I noticed trouble breathing during the onset of sleep. I would exhale, and my body felt like it had...
    • esjcollege08
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    • als anxiety back brain breathing death diagnosed diagnosis exercise eyes fatigue help! mri muscle muscle twitches muscle twitching muscle weakness muscles night onset possible als problem reflex scared seizures sleep symptoms test treatment twitches twitching wanted weakness
    • Replies: 17
    • Forum: Could this be ALS?
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    Lacri-Lube dry eyes Help!

    My eyelids only close half way while I sleep. This causes my eyes to become severely dry and irritated. My doc recommended lacri-lube at night. It's like putting a grease coating on your eyes and causes severe blurred vision. I can deal with it while asleep and it does a good job of preventing...
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    Where is the LIKE Button?

    Ahh! Can't find the 'like' button and it is a HUGE part of our tea thread! Help! :shock:
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    Wright: Please help interpret EMG results?

    Wright seems very knowledgeable about EMG results, but I'll take an answer from anyone. A couple months ago, I posted my 1.5-year old EMG results here. For ease of reference, here they are again: =========EMG #1 - April 2010 - (left arm, LEFT leg)=========== Normal NCS. EMG exam showed...
    • nickston
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    • als arm back chronic denervation clinical denervation emg emg results help! immediately muscles onset please help questions running twitching weakness
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Could this be ALS?
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    PMA and ALS "the change"

    I have had proximal leg weakness for the past 9+ years very slow progressing. After 7-8 years I finally asked the doctor and showed lower motor neuron signs like Absent / demenished deep tendon reflex, with no Upper motor signs, and my EMG showed denervation as well as my muscle biopsy showed...
    • bryant123martha
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    • als back biopsy bulbar clinic conference denervation diagnosed emg genetic genetic testing help! hyperreflexia muscle muscle biopsy pma progression reflex sma testing umn weakness
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Progressive muscular atrophy
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    Progression

    I have had proximal leg weakness for the past 9+ years. After 8 years I asked the doctor and showed lower motor neuron signs like Absent / demenished deep tendon reflex, with no Upper motor signs, and my EMG showed denervation as well as my muscle biopsy showed denervation. He diagnosed me with...
    • bryant123martha
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    • als back biopsy bulbar clinic conference denervation diagnosed emg genetic genetic testing help! hyperreflexia muscle muscle biopsy pma progression reflex sma testing weakness
    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: Could this be ALS?
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    Does anyone know anything about spinal muscular atrophy type 4?

    Hello Everyone I'm back on the forum after a few months off while being treated for multifocal motor neuropathy (MMN). Just to briefly recap my history on this forum I was diagnosed with MND in March 2011 and subsequently referred to a second neurologist who was unconvinced by the original...
    • Kitchener
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    • atrophy back diagnosed diagnosis early fasciculations genetic health help! ivig mmn mnd neurologist onset progressive weakness sma symptoms test treatment weakness
    • Replies: 20
    • Forum: Could this be ALS?
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    handfree drinking help!

    I hate calling my husband for a drink all day . Anyone know of a drink dispencer l can use in my recliner thanks Pat
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    Scared Silly

    Hi everyone- I'm so sorry for the message but I don't know where to go to ask. I feel like I have read so much about bulbar ALS that my brain cannot possibly filter it all, some of which may be misinformation. This is my story: I'm 27 years old and I am terrified that I have bulbar ALS...
    • scaredsilly88
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    • als als? anxiety bed brain bulbar bulbar als emg help! neurologist problem scared speech story swallowing symptom tongue weakness worried
    • Replies: 12
    • Forum: Could this be ALS?
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