problems

Just curious, does any other PALS here have problems with low potassium? My doc just doubled my liquid supplement from 20 mEq 2x daily (15ml Potassium Chloride liquid 2x daily) to 40 mEq 30 ml 2x daily. This is in addition to 2880mg Potassium (total) 480mg x 6 @240ml cans of my IsoSource with...

Hello Everybody, My dad's disease makes him more and more miserable, and he has less and less patience. Now he is upset that he is supposed to use his BiPap and cough assist. Neither works really well for him. With the BiPap, he constantly complains that it leeks into his eyes, and he has eye...

Ok. For the last 3 months I have noticed something different with my speech. I seem to have to try harder to enunciate words correctly. Before this I never even paid attention. I also have noticed my jaw seems loose. When I lay down my jaw flops to the direction I'm laying and it's very hard to...

Hubby just broke down and told me that he's had an upset stomach since the GTube was put in. He still eats normally--we've only had to feed him through it 4 or 5 times. His stomach remains queasy, however, and he says the same food that he used to eat without problems now always bloats him...

One Year passed since my last Post here, i tried to ignore my Sypthoms but i can`t. In September last Year i told you about my left Leg, which i have to concentrate more on when i walk, because sometimes it feels like i am going to grind on the floor if i would not. In addition i have...

Hi , I will work my doctor to get to neuro asap. But until then I want to ask. Can you have a group of sign without having damage. I mean I had hyperreflexia withouth cremasteric and and abdominal reflex. Neuro told me I had upper neurone damage. But they found nothing. With experience can you...

Hello, I'm 17 years old and over the past couple of days I have been experiencing muscle spasms in both my legs but only when I sit and lay down and sometimes my arms, I also rarely get them in my side and butt, I don't really feel weak in my muscles but sometimes sore, sometimes after I walk...

A very good morning from across the pond. If I may introduce myself to you all I'm Martin a 46 year old male from Cheshire in the United Kingdom. I'm ever so lucky to be in good general health both physically and mentally and I stand approximately 6' 2" tall and a little overweight. If you...

I have been having problems for over a year. This my 5th diagnosis. It started with bad ankles/knees . Then it went to MS, CIDP, Chari/syrinx and finally ALS. i was diagnosed on 8/23/17. On 9/1 i attended the ALS clinic at the univ of south florida. everything is a blur. i am a married man in my...

Hi All, Sorry for not being on more often. Life has become hectic - as it is for all of you - and I find it difficult to read and/or post much. But you are all in my thoughts daily. I have a question because you continue to be my go-to source of information. I did a search and didn't find an...