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  1. D

    My dad's progessive weakness - concerning?

    Hi all, I'm a 25 year old male from Detroit and my dad is 53 years old. This post is about my dad. Background info: my dad has plenty of other health problems that make weightlifting harder for him, including arthritis in his knees, a bone spur in his back which causes a lot of pain and some...
  2. R

    Thank you in advance

    I want to thank you all in advance, and let you know that I will not dispute your suggestion (and only welcome it) if you don't think ALS is a possibility in my case. I also want to let you know that my thoughts are with each of you that have been diagnosed or have had a family member diagnosed...
  3. Doglady

    Limb onset question

    Hello all! It's certainly great to be a part of this group of experts - and I do appreciate all the helpful advice I've received and read in past messages on various topics. The knowledge and wisdom here is awesome and I've learned a lot! So, where else would I go when I can't figure...
  4. A

    My story

    Hi all. Here's my story. Please let me know what you think. Thanks in advance. I am 55 female. Started having finger, hand, and toe cramping at least 17 years ago. I also had body wide twitching. Was worried cuz I was due to have a kidney transplant surgery with general anesthesia and was...
  5. S

    Progression in symptoms - need of advice please

    Hello, and first of all, I wish you all the best you can all get for 2019 including love and peace in your souls. I posted here a few weeks ago, as I was concerned with a myriad of Symptomes including feeling of weakness in arm and one leg, beginning of fasciculations, a number of sensory...
  6. K

    PALs Losing Tastebuds?

    Hello, all, Anyone else have the experience of their PAL losing their sense of taste? Today I asked my mother how she liked the new seedless jam I got her. She said she had no idea. She can't taste most of her food. She did not have bulbar onset, but she is starting to have more bulbar...
  7. opusensemble

    Dr. says it's likely to be PLS. Will MRI and EMG help?

    Hi everyone, This is my second time posting. First time I had not been checked by a neuromuscular illness doctor yet. Meanwhile I got checked and this doctor identified the following symptoms with 1 year progression since onset: ✓ Generalized Hyperreflexia ✓ Generalized stiffness in 4 limbs ✓...
  8. H

    Neurologist visit

    Hello all, I need opinions on some troublesome clinical findings plus emg results. As many of you know I have been seeing and following up with Neuromuscular specialists here in Florida for a few years now. While I still don't have any firm diagnosis I do have an abnormal clinical exam plus...
  9. ReginaS

    9 months past diagnosis

    Hi all, My partner was diagnosed w. ALS in February (2018). He might have noticed the first signs in Oct. 2017 in his right foot. He got a leg brace for drop foot. His right arm/had and foot/leg are very weak. Now he has significant pain in his right wrist. I got him a brace and it's best if...
  10. S

    Unsure how to approach symptoms

    Hello guys, I need some help here. I'll try to keep this as short as possible and before I start I will say that I've read the sticky. I'm a 25 year old male and for the last 11+ months I've been experiencing some really awful symptoms that (with some direction from my GP) has pointed me in the...
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