Emanol
Active member
- Joined
- Apr 3, 2018
- Messages
- 67
- Reason
- Loved one DX
- Diagnosis
- 09/2017
- Country
- SP
- State
- NY
- City
- Lugo
Hello,
I am going to share with you my father's current symptoms. I am a bit worried about him and would like to know your opinions
My dad was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease and treated with levodopa for 3 months. Since the drug was not very effective, they did a neural imagining test and the result came out negative. They are now checking for other diseases and I am afraid it might be ALS...
My dad has had no fasciculations or twitching, but he has extreme weakness on his right side (first the hand, then the foot). He has trouble turning in bed and tends to lose the balance. He has no noticeable speech problems. He also has problems holding his urine. No pain so far.
They did do a EMG and supposedly the result came out negative, but I have read that it is not a definitive proof. They are going to repeat the test for Lyme disease (there have been several cases in the surrounding area, so it's a possibility) Nevertheless I'm afraid. How likely is it for someone to have ALS without twitching? Weakness in his hand started about a year and a half ago and my dad currently uses a cane most of the time (I do think the progress seems on the slow side for what I've seen of ALS patients)
Any ideas? Any help would be appreciated... I am quite new to this world
I am going to share with you my father's current symptoms. I am a bit worried about him and would like to know your opinions
My dad was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease and treated with levodopa for 3 months. Since the drug was not very effective, they did a neural imagining test and the result came out negative. They are now checking for other diseases and I am afraid it might be ALS...
My dad has had no fasciculations or twitching, but he has extreme weakness on his right side (first the hand, then the foot). He has trouble turning in bed and tends to lose the balance. He has no noticeable speech problems. He also has problems holding his urine. No pain so far.
They did do a EMG and supposedly the result came out negative, but I have read that it is not a definitive proof. They are going to repeat the test for Lyme disease (there have been several cases in the surrounding area, so it's a possibility) Nevertheless I'm afraid. How likely is it for someone to have ALS without twitching? Weakness in his hand started about a year and a half ago and my dad currently uses a cane most of the time (I do think the progress seems on the slow side for what I've seen of ALS patients)
Any ideas? Any help would be appreciated... I am quite new to this world