Tony292
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So I am in a bit of a predicament. I am an Army officer (Captain) with 16 years of service currently serving as a recruiting company commander in Ohio. I am closer to an Air Force Base than an Army base, so I see a Neuro at wright Patterson Air Force base in Dayton where the chief of neurology has diagnosed me with MND. This Nueor has flat out bluntly stated thati will be in. A wheelchair in 2 years (only 40 years old and slow progression thus far) and that he is pretty certain that i am in the early stages Of ALS. This Air Force Doc told me to come back in 3-6 months to confirm clinically definite ALS in a follow up EMG. Stay with me now.... The Air Force cannot kick out or medically retire an army guy... But my Army brugade commander (Colonel) has found out about my medical situation. And so now I have a referral in for me to go to Walter Reed Army medical center... I have no idea what to expect there! S many "wounded warriors" and heros, guys who have lost limbs, eyes, burn victims, etc. the Army puts a halo around every wounded warrior's head... But nothing for the "Ill" or "sick" warriors... It would be better fr an Army guy to get all four limbs blown off in Afghansitan than for the same person to serve valiantly in Afghansitan and develop ALS 4-5 years later... But that is off topic for now...
Walter Reed is at the forefront when it comes to traumatic brain injury, amputees/prosthetics, and other war wounds, but DR Google tells me nothing about Walter Reed and thier level of expertise when it comes to ALS. Does anyone here have any experience with Walter Reed and specifically getting an ALS diagnosis there?
Walter Reed is at the forefront when it comes to traumatic brain injury, amputees/prosthetics, and other war wounds, but DR Google tells me nothing about Walter Reed and thier level of expertise when it comes to ALS. Does anyone here have any experience with Walter Reed and specifically getting an ALS diagnosis there?