swallowing issues

Hi, I am a 43 yr old female with neurological symptoms for a few years. Some, such as swallowing issues and dragging my left foot and tripping over it and hand weakness i have had for maybe 2 or 3 years. I didn't think too much about them until last fall (oct 2008)(why will it not let me type...

I was wondering if anyone out there knew someone that was diagnosed with bulbar onset ALS in their thirties. I am a male and 33 and have been having swallowing issues and my tongue has felt very clumsy lately. The info I have found online indicates that most cases of bulbar are with older...

Hi All, Dad called me last night - I think he was a bit upset! Mum had a chocking episode, Dad literally had to heft her over his shoulder as she went red and all. He said she had burped and then was chocking on liquid that had come up - Does anyone else have trouble with reflux or the like...

I'm really going to sound like a whiner, but here goes... We're going on three years now. DH has been in a power wheelchair about 10 months, his right arm was wasted some time ago and his left arm has very little use left. He does not have breathing or swallowing issues at this point. I...

My uncle took my mother to a doctor for me yesterday afternoon (My 4 year old had 40 degree (104 in US temps) temps so I couldn't leave the house!), as she had written she had fever for a few days and her volunteer had taken her out but agreed that it sounded like she had a chest infection. All...

Hi all, Hope u r doing ok by when u see these lines. I am 26 years old and im terrified i might suffer from bulbar als. I dont know if it is the anxiety from it. I have a neurologist appointment on monday. I have always kind of had probelms with swallowing but lately is horrible. I suffer from...

During the last six weeks, I have had various issues with my tongue, particularly it is moving in ways it didn't used to. I think it started with a dry mouth, but now my tongue is always rubbing against my front lower teeth, which it didn't before. I have clear marks on my tongue from where it...

I desperately need some advice -- my husband has ALS, his voice is deminishing, a small amount of swallowing issues appearing. His left leg requires a brace. His fine motor in his hands is greatly reduced He has always been very active and now that he has ALS and cannot do things as he once did...

Hi all, I have read a few posts that dementia in MND patients is very rare. My mum is a young 54 with Bulbar MND diagnosed March this year, and we recently went to the MND Clinic where they did a cognitive test. Seems she is cognitively affected in that no planning skills, emotions are a bit...

Hello, its been a while since i posted, my fears have gone down quite a bit. I just have a new worry, lately when ive eaten, not all the time but some of the times, it feels like food is stuck in my chest. It doesnt happen everytime i eat but sometimes it does, and it does not go away. I need to...