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  1. B

    Almost 4 months of symptoms..each day feels worse

    Hello and thank you for taking the time to read and hopefully answer this post. Mid July I was walking and my foot felt weird. When I got back to my car I realized my second toe wouldn't bend. It was locked straight. I couldn't even move it with my hands. I also noticed twitching in the...
  2. C

    Upcoming EMG

    Hi, A little background, 3 months ago I started having arm spasm in my left arm the pain would come and go and radiate down to my wrist, almost feels as if the funny bone was hit. I went to dr and she thought pinched nerve. Started anti inflammatory things subsided, then I started to twitch and...
  3. Nikki J

    The story of Dr Bedlack's tattoo

    I heard a shorter version of this in an interview with him a couple of years ago. This is more detailed. It is shared here with his permission My name is Rick Bedlack. In the past decade I have seen more than 1500 patients here at Duke with ALS. Tonight I will tell you about one who left a...
  4. L

    Wrist Drop, decreased Dex and twitches in Right hand/arm

    Hello, I have read through the sticky and I see that if you do not have clinical weakness, then you probably shouldn't be concerned. However I was just looking for some incite as to if my symptoms could indicate ALS. I went to the GP today and after the exam, I was told that I will get an...
  5. C

    What`s going on....

    Hi! Sorry for my English but I`m from small country named Bulgaria and we don`t speak English as native language. So i`m 32 y. old and I have very nasty symptoms.. Everything starts 5-6 years ago with twitching from stress... No weakness. 1 year ago I start yawning - maybe 40-50 times a day. 5...
  6. M

    My PALs Fell Friday - Scared and Searching for Next Steps

    Our PALs has been living with ALS for almost 8 years --- he is now to the point where is upper body, neck and breathing are the most affected. His legs still supported him but he had to move slowly. While caring for him on Friday, he got up to go to the bathroom. I walked him in, helped drop...
  7. D

    Worried 31 year old man

    Hello, I’m a new member, I’ve been reading the board for the last few days and am posting really to seek some info from people who are knowledgeable about ALS. Apologies this is a little long but any input is appreciated. I’m a 31 year old man. I have had an eye twitch since the age of about...
  8. H

    3 years of symptoms. Slow progressing?

    Hi there, Long time lurker….I tried avoiding ever posting in here, because I know how repetitive these posts must seem. And I hate to sound like an anxiety filled cry baby. But I think I’ve been pretty patient with my symptoms (going on 3 years) and I’m in another anxiety panic about them...
  9. R

    New symptoms since last post - please advise

    Reminding everyone that I am 31 y/o male. I have continued to follow this site every so often even though I have done my best to finally put these fears behind me. People like Atsugi, Nikki, and Affected are some of the names whose input I read and really help me in trying to overcome my fears...
  10. A

    Worried

    Hi All, I really appreciate all your time and comments. I have mentioned my symptoms below, please forgive my English, as I am not good at it. I am 31 yr old male. 1. Upper back pain and neck pain started around June 2015 with numbness in right hand little finger and right leg little finger...
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