muscle wasting

  1. G

    To AL- or anyone

    Hi Al, (sorry if i wasn't supposed to start a new thread I am new to this thingy lol) Anyhow... I just wanted to ask your reasoning as to why You think ALS should be far far from my thoughts... Is it b/c it comes on and then goes away for months at a time..? Or is it the random widespreading...
  2. C

    Worried I may have ALS

    Hi everyone, I have been going through a very hard time since the middle of December and was wondering if anyone could help -- could my symptoms be ALS? I'ma 22 year old male and previously in good health. I'll put all my symptoms down but star the ones that I think may point to ALS. I'm...
  3. AngelManFL

    Muscle wasting... Causes?

    Hi to all, and thank you so much for all you support... I did read another thread on this topic - but I was wondering if there could be any other ailment or reason that causes this. Back in January I weighed 210lbs of mostly upper body muscle. Today I weighed 162. My back has taken the...
  4. L

    New member diagnoses myopathy still wondering

    Hello members! I know I will be welcomed. Thank you for that! I have been reading the site for a little while and see how supportive this family is. I am sorry that you are all traveling on such a difficult road. I am a 49 year old female, wife and mother of 3 grown daughters...
  5. S

    husband nervously waiting for diagnosed

    My 54 year old husband started at an ALS clinic in 2005 because of fasciculations and slight weakness. After a few visits and tests he felt he did not belong there. Had a late diagnosis of polio when he was about 12, probably 7 years after he had supposedly had the disease. Therefore he...
  6. myooshka

    emg vs ncs

    Hi to all I am 16 months into my illness. I have been given mri,spinal tap,ncs all were normal. I have had the twitching since the beginning with extreme muscle fatigue but was never given an emg which I now see is odd as this seems to be the standard test for people with weakness and twitching...
  7. S

    muscle wasting

    What does muscle wasting look like? and is there a place where is usually starts? My GM this weekend noticed some changes in the way my feet looked. In between my big toe and second toe on both feet it looks like the flesh is "sunken". Also on the outside of each foot there are indentions...
  8. L

    Looking for opinions or advice please...

    October, 2006 I noticed muscle wasting in both arms and face when it was mentioned to my doctor, she said, "Don't be silly, it is just normal aging." In February 2007, I started tongue tremors and random muscle twitching. I saw a neurologist in July, who had me touch my nose with both index...
  9. J

    How do I tell him

    My husband is 60 years old. He has been diagnosed with als on oct2 of this year but his EMG showed he has had it for 2 years. He can't lift his arms and his voice is very weak. He can't drive anymore and he has severe muscle wasting but he doesn't know he is going to die. He thinks he is going...
  10. Sammantha

    Confused

    HI, everyone this is Sammantha.......... I want everyones opionion on something. If you know my history i have had an abnormal EMG and normal one. I have brisk reflexes and muscle wasting.... I have had bad experiences with Neurologists at a particular place and all the while i have been sending...
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