Bulbar diagnosis June 2021

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gracey35

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PALS
Diagnosis
06/2021
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US
State
MI
City
Waterford
I am 58 year old female who has been diagnosed with bulbar onset ALS. The kicker is that my husband of 30 years passed away from ALS in 2014. What are the odds of that.
 
I am very sorry. Conjugal ( marital) ALS is rare but not unheard of as I expect you were told. As you have gone down this road before you have ,unfortunately, an idea of your path though every PALS is different. Even in FALS families like mine people present and progress differently. I am sure you knew to go to a neuromuscular neurologist and to get a second opinion
 
I'm so sorry to welcome you here. It is incredibly unfair that both you and your husband would have ALS.
 
I went to the University of Michigan. That is where he was treated. His stated in his hands first. He lived with ALS for about 12 years after diagnoses.
 
I have no other symptoms but speech for almost a year now. I am greatful but I put alot on hold because of this bulbar diagnosis
 
I have a question about yawning. It seems when I do yawn, my jaw seems to pull to the right causing my teeth to grind. And at night my jaw clenches.
 
Hi gracey, yes yawning can be hard as the muscles weaken around the facial structures, and they don't weaken evenly.
You might find a mouth guard made to fit you could help at night.

My husband was bulbar onset and he had a lot of spasticity so he had both the weakening of muscles, but also a lot of muscle tension so that clenching and grinding was awful for quite a while.
 
sorry to hear of your diagnosis Gracey, and the loss of your husband. i was diagnosed in October with Bulbar onset ALS. Got a second opinion at University of Michigan. I too yawn wierd and have found my grinding/clenching has gotten worse. my mouth guard helps but my jaw usually hurts on one side during the day.
 
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