AlabamaGal
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- Apr 19, 2010
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- Loved one DX
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- AL
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- Dothan
Hello, I am new to this board and like so many of you, I am looking for answers and a feeling of belonging. My 48 year old husband has been experiencing weakness in his left hand and arm for a year or so now. A visit to the doctor last year, led to a neuro visit, an MRI, which showed a disc problem in his cervical spine. He was referred for surgery, had the surgery. It has been 8 months, the weakness in his left hand, arm have progressed. Getting dressed (buttoning, zipping, etc.) is very difficult, if not impossible. He can no longer open a pack of crackers or buckle his seat belt with that hand. He has virtually no grip strength or lifting strength in that arm. His right side moves in slow motion. He is extremely fatigued all the time. We returned to the first neuro last week and he is concerned. While doing his exam, he noticed fasciculations on my husband's left chest. I had never known to look for such a thing, so I had never noticed. Then, we noticed the fasciculations were happening all along his left arm and his hand, as well. It is like worms under the skin, a sort of waving action...not like normal muscles twitches, except when his fingers jerk or his arm jerks. I dont see any wasting at this point.
Tomorrow, we go for a EMG at the neuro. He had a ncv last year with questionable results.
His oldest brother has had ALS for several years *slow moving" and now seems to being heading downhill pretty quickly. HIs youngest brother was diagnosed with ALS a couple of years before. Both of them started with hand problems. Both of them have severe wasting all over at this point. The younger brother has progressed slower than the older brother. He does try a lot of alternative meds, accupuncture, etc.
I am looking for support and also to see if anyone out there has a similar story.
Thanks and God Bless
Tomorrow, we go for a EMG at the neuro. He had a ncv last year with questionable results.
His oldest brother has had ALS for several years *slow moving" and now seems to being heading downhill pretty quickly. HIs youngest brother was diagnosed with ALS a couple of years before. Both of them started with hand problems. Both of them have severe wasting all over at this point. The younger brother has progressed slower than the older brother. He does try a lot of alternative meds, accupuncture, etc.
I am looking for support and also to see if anyone out there has a similar story.
Thanks and God Bless