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  1. G

    Advice

    Hi, I first noticed symptoms in early 2016. Finally diagnosed in Jan 2017. Progression seems to be right on schedule. Walking is getting more difficult and I've advanced to a cane. Along with staying active as much as possible I've had physical therapy and used Nautilus. It seems perhaps the...
  2. K

    Conflicting EMGs.. Long post sorry

    Hi there. This is my second post here. I am a 40-year old Asian male from Thailand. I will try to be clear with my English. Thank you so much for taking your time to read my post. My apologies for a very long post. First of all, I have read the stickies many times to try to convince myself that...
  3. KimT

    Help Knowing What to do at Airport

    This is going to sound crazy but here goes. My friend who drives me back and forth to Mayo Clinic has been away overseas for three weeks. I got a text from her a couple of days ago and she said she had fainted and broke her ankle in three places. She was in Berlin at the time and just got out...
  4. A

    New to site

    Received mnd/als dx in dec/2015. Began in spring 2015 during tennis and bike ridingwith left foot drop and gait and balance problems and fatigue. After seeing multiple docs, went to neurologist, had EMG kand was told I had mnd. At that point was using cross country sticks to help with balance...
  5. M

    Whole body tingling and burning sensation

    My mom was recently diagnosed with ALS (1st opinion at Mayo and 2nd at Emory). She has bulbar onset and her limbs are still quite strong. Her pulmonary tests show severe weakness (<50%) and her ability to swallow is quite poor. She is having a feeding tube inserted next week at Mayo. She...
  6. M

    Paralyzed in making caretaker decision

    Hi, please bear with me as I post my rambling thoughts on an issue I am going through at the moment. Unfortunately the time has come to get a caretaker for my partner for 5-6 hours a week. He has finally agreed to receiving all the Jevity 1.5 that the nutritionist prescribed (he had resisted...
  7. P

    Update....

    Sorry for opening new thread but my previous post is locked. My symptoms update : Twitches all over the body, muscle stiffness and mild spasticity, cold intolerance, constipation, mild foot drop, muscle tiredness/weakness, muscle wasting, losing weight, shortness of breath, needles and pins in...
  8. E

    In need of advice for my mom

    Hi, My mom has some new muscle weakness. First symptom I remember was 2.5 years ago when we were hiking she though she needed a backpack if she was walking a while to help her posture as she felt the need to lean forward. She was able to work for almost 2 years after that as a busy nurse...
  9. D

    Praying it's not true

    Last Thursday, my 60 yr old husband (husband of 6 weeks, I should add!) was told by a neurologist that he has ALS. His only symptom is weakness in one hand which came on suddenly in June 2016. At that time, his PCP ordered an MRI and he was promptly sent to a neurosurgeon who diagnosed him with...
  10. D

    Updates and question about stride progression

    Good morning! (or Good night, depending on where in the world you are ;) ) I feel like I am finally getting somewhere in my diagnostic journey. I have "changed" my health care to a different region of Spain and after an appointment in general neurology, have been derived to the neuromuscular...
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