Downy
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- Victoria
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- Melbourne
Hi all
I'm hoping for some input from people who have been through or seen first hand symptoms of ALS and in particular bulbar.
Basically for over two months I started with muscle fatigue when walking to work. It was really bizarre as I have never experienced anything like it. I went to my gp who advised blood tests and mri of brain and spine all clear. The last two weeks I have started to feel my neck and in particular my throat muscles feeling strange. I have difficulty swallowing saliva, this seems to come and go during the day. Food is also difficult to swallow and I need to swallow 3 or 4 times to get food down. I also wake up with a constant & really dry mouth since my symptoms began. I have seen a neurologist and had an emg test this has come back clear. My concern is obviously the swallowing and feeling my neck muscles contracting. Would an emg test pick up any irregulaties? Would this rule out ALS?
I was able today to do allot of walking like I used to maybe about 6-7 km. And I felt great. Prior to this I got really fatigued in my leg muscles and needed to rest with minor exertion.
I'm hoping for some input from people who have been through or seen first hand symptoms of ALS and in particular bulbar.
Basically for over two months I started with muscle fatigue when walking to work. It was really bizarre as I have never experienced anything like it. I went to my gp who advised blood tests and mri of brain and spine all clear. The last two weeks I have started to feel my neck and in particular my throat muscles feeling strange. I have difficulty swallowing saliva, this seems to come and go during the day. Food is also difficult to swallow and I need to swallow 3 or 4 times to get food down. I also wake up with a constant & really dry mouth since my symptoms began. I have seen a neurologist and had an emg test this has come back clear. My concern is obviously the swallowing and feeling my neck muscles contracting. Would an emg test pick up any irregulaties? Would this rule out ALS?
I was able today to do allot of walking like I used to maybe about 6-7 km. And I felt great. Prior to this I got really fatigued in my leg muscles and needed to rest with minor exertion.
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