Do you think I may have ALS? thank you!

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That is pretty common for the major clinics especially if you haven’t been in their system
 
its very strange but, this days i have some issue with swallowing ,with froty sputum and lots of burping.and bad cough non stop.i dont know , something is not ok. i have scheduled breathing test. may be will go to ent as well.
thanks a lot again.
 
you are right, never been there.sorry for typos. “frothy” i meant. i will schedule today emg . lets see... if i may, ill post my results and future outcome of all this. i am frightened some how.
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Amy, I think you need to take a breath, step back and calm yourself a little.
You can't keep piling on symptoms until you think you hit the one that convinces us.
ALS does not come on this way, and your doctor should be deciding on tests to schedule and who you should see.

It is worrying when someone reports escalating symptoms and wants to tell doctors what to do and decide for themselves who they should see and what should be done next. You don't have medical training, start with a PCP and work forwards from there, rather than jumping to trying to get into the top specialists without being referred there.
 
Amy, I think you need to take a breath, step back and calm yourself a little.
You can't keep piling on symptoms until you think you hit the one that convinces us.
ALS does not come on this way, and your doctor should be deciding on tests to schedule and who you should see.

It is worrying when someone reports escalating symptoms and wants to tell doctors what to do and decide for themselves who they should see and what should be done next. You don't have medical training, start with a PCP and work forwards from there, rather than jumping to trying to get into the top specialists without being referred there.
thank you for advice, but i am not a silly teen who tries to convince someone in anything, especially to having most problematic disease ever.
i dont have PCP , never needed ,only Doctor i have is obgyn.

i am in my 40s and have concerns about my health, i ve never been sick , i know my body well enough for my age.

and i can see any Doctor i like to see i guess if i feel and need so and ask advice here who knows more than me in this case.i hope nothing is wrong with it.

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Amy
 
Amy, with all your symptoms, it would be in your best interest to establish care with an internist (preferably) or a family practitioner. An ObGyn is not really the best type of doctor to interpret the tests you want to get. Patients get into trouble trying to get a non qualified practitioner to order the tests the patient may think he or she needs. It’s better to see an internist or FP, tell them your story, let them examine you, and then order the tests they think are indicated. They can then expedite referral to the appropriate specialist and stay in the loop with your care.
 
hi all, i had today breathing test. after my test was done,technician stepped out to see Dr. and when she came back ,she only told me i will have another test , fluoroscopy(?) test and will get call from them next week. is this routine? to have more test?
thank you.

p.s. she also told me that, test report will be not ready today but gave me paper with numbers on it and idk if they are ok or not.
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Amy
 
Presumably they saw something that made them order a fluoroscopy.

if you want to post the numbers along with your height, weight and age ( because normal values are different depending on these factors) there are people here who do understand them
 
Presumably they saw something that made them order a fluoroscopy.

if you want to post the numbers along with your height, weight and age ( because normal values are different depending on these factors) there are people here who do understand them
thank you Nikki,
132.3lb
61.8inch
bmi 24
 

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this is only paper they have me.
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Amy
 
i mean-gave me)).sorry
 
Those are outstanding results and don’t suggest a breathing problem of the type we would see with ALS.
 
Yup, I second what Karen says. Those results are enviable excellent. That's great news!

Good luck to you
 
Those are outstanding results and don’t suggest a breathing problem of the type we would see with ALS.
thank you Karen,
i googled about mip and mep, may be numbers are low? idk... that could be a reason for more test? what do you think about?..
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thank you Bestfriends14💫
i almost panicked about more testing.
i will follow Dr. and will do test anyways, won’t hurt.
thanks a lot!
 
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