progressive weakness

Hi- I got my MRI at 4:30 in the morning. Revealed no neurological problems but nearly all my vert are damaged with arthritis and osteoarthritis and several compressed disks. Says my brain stem is alright and no pressure from scare tissue build up from the arthritis that would cause my bulbar...

Hello everyone, Ever since my "borderline normal" EMG, I have tried to put my symptoms out of my mind as much as possible. The good news is that I am still without debilitating weakness, but unfortunately my symptoms are worse, and I can't ignore their progression. I really want to figure out...

Hi every one, I am a GP physician from Egypt. I had symptoms typical for that of ALS since about 3 years ago. I overlooked and never wanted to visit a neurologist. But it happened a year ago when i dicided to do it, a neurologist told me that I am having a rare type of ALS, called Monomelic...

The church I attend has a special time on Tuesday nights to minister to people with addictions and other issues. My wife and I take care of the kids during this time. For the past several weeks, I've watched one of the adults on the ministry team hobble in on a pair of crutches. Tonight, he...

Hi I am a 35 year old mother of two who has been having muscle spasms for about 1.5 years as well as progressive weakness and atrophy of the arms and chest wall. I have been diagnosed with restrictive lung disease of unknown origin (mild to moderate) for about 8 years. Lots of things have been...

I don't even know what to think! But after trying to organize my thoughts well enough to respond to a couple of private messages, I feel I'm coherent enough to throw it out here into the forum. A quick history: Although I had bulbar (mostly voice, followed by swallowing) weakness, and some...

My beloved husband Jim (age 64) passed away on 10/4/09, seventeen months after diagnosis. It drove me mad taking care of him, the relentless escalation of his care needs. Now, it's a very strange world without him in it. He struggled with Bulbar onset and progressive weakness that finallly...

Hello, I've lurked on here for a while now... I think this is a great site. I wanted to know if anyone can help me with these results... bare with me... this EMG test was performed at the end of April (2009), after noticing progressive weakness on my right side the previous August (2008)...

Hello, Sorry for the long post but here it goes. Since last month I've experienced progressive weakness in my left arm. About two months ago, the left side of my neck was hurting quite a bit for 3 or 4 days and the pain radiated down to my left arm. That pain went away. Anyways, last...

Hello to all. I am a 26 year old male and I have been dealing with my mystery illness for the past three months or so and my life has become consumed by fear and depression. After having a wisdom tooth extracted back in March, I collapsed at work a few days later and was hospitalized...