swelling

Hi, I'm new to this site and am here probably because I've read way too much stuff on the internet and have gotten myself scared silly :lol:. I want to say thank you so much for this forum, it has been an eye-opening place and really helpful. I also want to say that while I have some...

The wife has been experiencing some extreme swelling in her calves ankles and feet after being in her wheelchair for too long or sitting in her lazy boy chair. She goes to bed anytime after 7pm so she can elevate her feet and watch TV before sleep. With her foot drop and of course unable to...

my husband was diagnosed in Sept. 2008 with bulbar onset ALS he is 48 we had a motorcycle wreck in Oct. 2007 he hit his head on pavement went to ER had scans everything was fine. Then in Jan. 2008 he had colitis which is a bacterial infectin took antiobotics felt better. In april 2008 started...

First off, I would like to thank everyone who has taken the time to read my posts and then to reply. This morning I had my MIR done, (both the Nueo and GP had to be convinced by my wife to do it). As soon as it was done I brought the CD to my Neuro. to be read. He asked the people in the...

I mid August of 2008, I was in the middle of about a 30 minute walk and all at once I felt a sharp pain behind my right knee. I didn’t think too much of it and continued on. After a couple of minutes, my right foot started feeling a little numb. Again, I continued the rest of the way home and...

Hi everybody, I am new to forum but have a couple questions (I'll provide the background details below). Specifically: 1. Has anyone had problems being deemed as a "Complex Care" patient and not being able to apply for residence at a nursing home? 2. If we need to take my dad home, where...

Dad has been living in a nursing home since early July. Lately his right hand and fingers have become very swollen and is nearly closed as in a fist. The physical therapist is supposed to place some type of brace tomorrow. He says there is no pain but if you pry the fingers open it hurts...

Sometimes I get random swelling that has occurred in mainly in my hands but has occurred in my lips as well. It is odd. My hand will just suddenly swell up. I have never had this type of reaction before. Is swelling like this associated with ALS? I have what seems to be other ALS symptoms -...

Hi everybody, My dad was admitted last Sunday into the hospital, he was having a very difficult time breathing, basically there was so much swelling from his lower body it was going up into his lungs. Luckily we were not too late and the doctors put him on diuretics, the swelling has now been...

Yes, me again and still on an agonizing emotional teeter totter. My father continues to suffer and go downhill and new symptoms are developing. He has an eye infection, probably pnuemonia (he won't let them xray so it's speculation), constant pain & anxiety and now his feet and hands are...