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Neurology: Mobile Edition I don't know if this is available for everyone as a lab test but at least it appears to be the first way to diagnose sooner.

For those of you who have private insurance as primary and Medicare as secondary, make sure to read your benefits book closely. I have BCBS through my wife's work and just found out today that they will not cover a speech generating device. Buried on page 123 of a 427 page document, it states...

I know this has been discussed many times! Sorry! I just received my Medicare card in the mail today that will go into effect on 12/1. I did a search for Medicare supplements in the forum and have read about all kinds of supplements. Such as Medigap and advantage plans. It's still very...

Hello everyone. First and foremost, I would like to say that I'm not here to waste anyone's time, so any input is greatly appreciated. A little bit about myself. I'm a 24 year old male, relatively healthy. Relatively because as of late my lifestyle has gotten a little bit too sedentary, and...

:?:I have a feeding tube (2 years), laryngectomy (1 yr.), no trac, use supplement. Have episodes of neck spasms, excess saliva, sometimes diarrhea, usually excess bm, since I don't go daily. Sometimes because of stomach burning, take antiacid. Seems to shorten duration. I think its part of...

I've done a search for reference to peoples' experience with N Acetylcysteine and do not see any recent posting on it. One of my doctors has recommended it, citing some compelling evidence it can be helpful in CNS/brain conditions. I'm interested in hearing if anyone is currently taking this...

Hi everyone I am living in the UK. I have been having some troubling symptoms recently and I was wondering what you might make of them. It started with unsteadiness in my left leg about a month ago. It feels like there is some kind of deadness to parts of the muscles, but not a loss of...

From time to time, one of you reaches out to say, "Hey! Where are you?!" This time it was Cheerleader. Thank you for reaching out to get me to check in. I don't mean to not participate here... but free time to share sometimes seems as if it is just beyond an easy reach. Three months ago I...

Hi Arizona PALs, I moved back to Tucson from NoCal last month. After my diagnosis in Nov 2014, I continued to work until I had to have a thyroid surgery in March and ended up in a rehab hospital after that - the surgery really weakened me. I had always planned to move back when I could no...

Hi All My mother was diagnosed w/ ALS yesterday. Well technically she was told ALS on 5/11/15 at UW-Madison, but we wanted a 2nd opinion and received that at the Mayo Clinic. Shocked, disbelief and devastation are a couple things that come to mind. I am the middle child and the only one who...