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  1. C

    13 and SCARED to death.

    Ive been scared of this disease forever. The ice bucket challenge only made it worse. Recently, on occasion I've been feeling very little grip strength and just overall strength in my hand would go away. Then 1 hour later, its fine. When its on my mind it seems to happen more. Ive also...
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  2. N

    is this ALS or something else

    Hello All, Its been two months since these symptoms started and I am not sure what to do now is this ALS or something else. Here are my symptoms: Large gulp when swallowing, Twitching all over my body chest, head, neck and arms Calf muscle in my left leg keeps moving in and out, now it has...
    • NewYork2222
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  3. S

    Is this ALS?

    Hello, In December of 2016, I got engaged to the love of my life. Just prior to that (around August or September of 2016), he reported that he had a "funny feeling" in his left ring finger, then slowly started having difficulty moving it. In December, he had a nerve conduction study done, and...
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  4. C

    Concerned new father **read the sticky still unsure**

    Hello Members, First I was introduce myself I am a 29 yr old white male will be 30 in June. I have read the sticky and I am still unsure, I am worried as I recently had a daughter she will be 2 years I May. I stumbled across ALS by Google and after reading the symptoms it like made my body go...
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  5. S

    Sorry in advance

    I really really didn't want to post this question as i'm sure it's annoying to have people asking you to ease their minds while you yourself may be struggling with a real diagnosis but the worry has become too much for me and I am really hoping to get an opinion of someone better informed. So I...
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  6. T

    Is this ALS?

    So for the past month I've been living in fear I might have ALS. I have been having pains in my right hand and a feeling of "weirdness" moving the fingers. There's no tingling and\or numbness, but if feels weird, kinda hard to explain. Also I notice there's a indentation in my right hand muscle...
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  7. J

    Is this ALS?

    My dads speech appeared somewhat slurred around the beginning of July 2016. He went to his doctor which told him his B-12 was very low. 2 weeks later it was no better and he would choke when he ate so he went back to his doctor who referred him to an ENT. The ENT noticed his tongue twitching and...
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  8. A

    Update to Neurologist Says.....

    Posted to “Do I have ALS? Is this ALS?” forum on 8-5-2016 under “Neurologist Says…..”, I posted a diagnosis from Mayo Clinic as Diagnosis: Motor neuron disease, unspecified Diagnosis: Other specified disorders of muscle Diagnosis: Disease of spinal cord, unspecified Update: The Neurologist...
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  9. D

    Is this als

    Hi all: I wanted to get a second opinion as I've been seeing my doctor about my concerns and he does not seem worried. I have been having twitches in my big toe as well as cramps in both legs for the last couple of weeks. I also have been sweating a lot in Both my hands and feet. My doctor...
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  10. M

    Is this ALS? 20 years old

    Hello, first of all I want to say thank you for any help I will get and my prayers go out to anybody facing this and I'm sorry for the length of this post. I read the sticky and I only posted because I have had twitches and a hyperreflexive left knee. to be honest I don't think I have ALS, but...
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