hi all
well, this is my first post on this forum and like many other 'first-posters', i am scared, confused, wondering, depressed, anxious, and all the rest.
ok, to sum up what i'm about to write...i'm 41, a writer by trade (although my grammar in this post will probably state otherwise)...
Hi I am new to this forum. It seems like there are a lot of caring and kind people here.
I was wondering if you could provide some feedback to my story
I am 49 years old. Back in April of 07 I cought a bad cold, the sore throat never went
away, and then turned into a feeling of a lump in my...
Greetings,
I've been putting off posting on here, because it seems to make what may be going on with me more "real." But here it goes. Some of this information may be irrelevant, but I thought I would throw it in just in case someone out there is more clever than I am. Don't worry, I get to my...
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I lay awake last night thinking over all the symptoms I have, all the things I have learned here etc and despite the fact that after my initial post, some PALS responded saying they didnt think it sounded like ALS, i have a hard time thinking it is possible that it can be anything else.
Think...
I never feel like i have a lump in my throat but when i drink i have to swallow twice like it gets caught in my throat or does not make it all the way down on one swallow. Food sometimes feels larger like a pill going down my throat when i swallow or like my throat is dry and i can feel the...
I read on here that someone had bulbar onset with a lump in their throat. for the past about a week i too have had a "lump" in my throat. I do have a tiny bit of sinus drainage but I can never seem to clear this. It almost feels like when i breath through my nose air blows in one tiny little...
In the past I have felt a lump in my throat and thought it was probably nothing. Then a few nights ago (granted when I was really stressed out) I started caughing heavily when trying to talk. Then last night in the middle of the night I woke up with the sensation that I could not swallow. It...
Hello, I know this is probably a busy board and I hope someone can just quickly comment on one or a few sections of this post (sorry its long). I will try and break it down so its easier to read.
Two weeks ago I was painting a deck for a friend, and I started feeling weak in my arms, I had the...
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Hello everyone
First off I have been searching the web and am so happy to have found this site. My name is ashley and i am 24 years of age. I know you guys have been asked by lots of posters about als and what it does to your body in fear that they to have it, i cant say i am any diffrent but...
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Hi - This is my first post and I was hoping to get input on some recent changes my wife is going through and where we are at from doctor visits and tests. In early February my wife suffered an episode that seem to be visually triggered that put her down and bed ridden for 3 days. It appeared to...