My mom went in to get her PEG today. She didn't really want it, but she said okay. I'm not really sure why.
Actually, I know why. After being in denial for so long, she now will do mostly everything I suggest. It's a terrifying responsibility.
I wanted her to get it because I am not ready for...
At my last ALS clinic my FVC was 66. Three months before that it was 70. The RT asked if I was interested in using a Bipap. I told him it was my understanding that it was best to get it before I needed it to be able to get used to it.
He ordered it and it was delivered several weeks...
I am having a problem. Im doing okay emotionally, I still have my moments but I'm handling things okay. My problem is this, I'm having trouble eating and drinking enough, I feel nauseated whenever I eat or drink or if its a hot meal I usually feel nauseated when I smell it. Sometimes I can...
Dear all,
I've been quietly reading a lot around the forum but I finally need to write my story.
It all started with feeling generally ill for a while, let's say may and June of this year. I was just not feeling right, dizziness, nausea, stomach problems.
Everybody including docs said it was...
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I do not take any medications (I stopped Rilutek because of nausea). Recently I have noticed an increased difficulty in swallowing with more choking. I also get stomach cramps and nausea after I eat.
I think it might be related to having more difficulties with breathing after I eat, even very...
It has been over 2 months since I last visited the forum and I see that we have lost so many more of our dear warriors. I was having some difficulty with the losses, and then my own body gave out on me. I have been Tim's sole care giver since he was diagnosed in 2012, but have been blessed...
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Tube feeding help....
My husband has an ongoing nausea issue, when doing feeding, if I bolus he tolerates about 500ml pushed in about 10 minutes but only twice a day. He stays nauseated all day. Taking 2 different meds for nausea already. Not enough nutrition. We've tried slower over night with...
Hello everybody, and thank you in advance to those who will take the time to reply to this.
I am a 27 year-old boy, concerned about my symptoms and making thoughts about a possibility that I might be in early stage als.
it all started 3 months ago. I had a viral infection which I am quite sure...
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Hi I am only 17 years old but it has been already 9 months since i felt these symptoms that are getting worse and worse
It started when my right back neck started to felt heavy I thought it was only stiff neck but after that
I started to feel Dizzy and Nauseated so I thought I had a brain...
Hello.
Please, If I am out of line, I apologize. I truly want to help. From what I can see, and hear from the experts, a large majority of people who come into the DIHALS, including myself, suffers from anxiety. I thought it might be helpful to add a few symptoms of Anxiety, that can mimic...