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Hello. I Live in Orlando Fl. I am 52 years young seeking a Neuromuscular specialist in my area. I have been getting passed around from physician to physician for 7 months now. My Primary care Physician team feels as helpless as I do and they have worked hard to get me answers. 7 months ago...

Good morning. 32 years old with two young children and pregnant with my third. Undergoing testing for a neurological issue, with ALS as one clinical possibility although I have no been formally or even informally diagnosed yet. I have life insurance through my employer but no private policy. I...

Hello, I went to a neurologist who suggested I had ALS based on my signs and symptoms. (Constant muscle fasciculations, positive Babinski sign, left side weakness and atrophy -atrophy in left hand and right around and now both calves- slurred speech and cramps where my muscles get stuck. Also...

You’re all going to think I’m crazy..I know. I promise I’m not chasing this disease. I just want support through my journey. I just want to ask if I could hang around here with all of you, I love all of you. Your stories inspire me and talking to you all makes me feel so much less pain. It helps...

Hello all. Just wanted to thank anyone for taking the time to read to and/or respond to my post. In June, 4 months ago, my shoulder started to hurt. I had to quit my job because of the pain. I was diagnosed with shoulder impingement, and got several cortisone shots, attended physical therapy...

hi i’m an 18 year old girl. i am relatively healthy up until end of the july when i had what the doctors thought was labyrinthitis/vestibular neuritis. that seems to have faded now just after last week. in this time i developed really bad anxiety because of it and had lots of panic attacks and...

Thankyou for your time. I'm a 35yo mum of 2 young children, and initially visited a neuro 2 years ago to assess numbness of the skin on my big toes - I realise numbness points away from ALS, but want to give a full picture. It persisted and he said to re-visit if it hadn't improved so I did...

Hello everyone, I 'm french, my father died of als in 2015, he had done genetic testing but the results went after his death and then nobody told us anything. We all assume that it was sporadic. Then, in 2016 my sister went under a IVF procedure and needed the results, bingo: c9orf72. At this...

Hello everyone! My name is Jon and I'm a 25 yo Marine Vet and I got out of the Marines about 4 years ago due to back issues. Now I know what you're already thinking... He's 25. I know that since I'm young odds are this is something completely different. I'm not one to jump to conclusions or...

Hello, I am very nervous about my symptoms lining up with ALS. I'm hoping talking with pAls and others here will calm my mind. I'm running my mind ragged with these thoughts and constant searches online. 28 y/o Male Short 1-2 pulse twitching for last 2-3...