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Hi everybody, I wanted to take the time to introduce myself to you because I am being personally affected by this PLS stuff. I figured I would tell you a little about my backstory and let you know where I am coming from with all of this. I hope in the future to get to know all of you and maybe...

update yesterday i went to the dr. After fighting with the county for what seems like forever now finaly they got it done. My health ins is going to be activated tuesday. They are getting my referal done. They will definitely have my apointment in two weeks. That is a relief. Tuesday the 26th i...

I wanted to put some symptoms I've been having up and see if anyone has any thoughts: Approximately 3 weeks ago I began to have symptoms in which it felt like someone was poking me right in the middle of my back on my spine, and I would get a band of itching across my mid back. It never felt...

Hi Wright (or any other experts)...Some folks mentioned you were the resident expert on EMGs. I called my neuro's office to ask for a copy, which I haven't received yet, but they did orate the meat of the abnormal findings. I also have a follow-up with my neuro forthcoming in a couple weeks...

a little back ground on my husband 47 .. very fit ... we have been married just a year..reconnected after 22 years .. so beginning of this prior to a year or so ago is what i have been told .... i have been very active in his care since i have been in the picture.. nothing makes sense ...

Greetings, As you can see below, I am sorry, but my post is long. If you don’t feel you have the current patience to read it, understood. Please only continue if you do. You will see from this post that I have thought long and hard about my symptoms before considering this post, and it’s not...

Hi everyone i'm new here. Before i start i just wanna say i'm from Turkey ( Istanbul ) my English and gramatic is not good at all but i will do my best. Everything starts 5 weeks ago, i had a twitch on my biceps. I get curious and start to google twitches and that was a big mistake. Many ALS...

Hello, i'm 33 years old, female, married and mother of one son. It all started in last spring with weakness in my ankles and feet and in my left arm. I'm a nourse and i noticed that standing and walking at work was becoming hard, first i thought it was only stress but things were getting worse...

My husband has lost the ability to open jars, hold a pen for writing or to button his clothes. He has severe fatigue and is no longer able to be as active as he once was. He chokes easily on his food. His NCG showed prolonged distal latency, his F waves were significantly slow and his H reflex...

My father in law was diagnosed with ALS last month after symptoms for over a year. I was concerned about his eating and choking but the specialists at ALS clinic didn't think he needed peg tube yet. Then we were concerned with his breathing but his levels are still good so they didn't feel he...