rick/Wpg
Distinguished member
- Joined
- Jan 4, 2008
- Messages
- 149
- Reason
- Lost a loved one
- Diagnosis
- 02/2008
- Country
- CA
- State
- Manitoba
- City
- Winnipeg
Hi All,
I posted a couple of questions in the new comers section last month while I was waiting to see a neuro as I suspected ALS after checking into every other kind of disease with the symptoms I was having. I talked about my original symptoms in that thread. I had the appointment yesterday. The neuro did the EMG, and nerve conduction tests.
He was a great compassionate neuro and sat with my wife and I to confirm that I do have ALS. Thanks to this forum we at least had some understanding of the disease.
We will be in contact with our ALS Society here for Manitoba this coming week. As noted in my previous post they were the ones who helped fast track me to see this neuro. He actually came in on his day off to do the testing himself. We are so thankful as the other guy was going to take 4 months before we could see him.
Anyhow, for my wife Joan and I, I guess it really starts now - this terrible and fearful journey. It was very hard to talk to all our children and our parents (who by the way are all in their 70's and in great health) about the diagnosis that I received yesterday.
We are thankful though that we are not in that horrible (waiting to find out) stage anymore!
You will no doubt be hearing from us on a regular basis. Thanks for being here.
Rick and Joan
I posted a couple of questions in the new comers section last month while I was waiting to see a neuro as I suspected ALS after checking into every other kind of disease with the symptoms I was having. I talked about my original symptoms in that thread. I had the appointment yesterday. The neuro did the EMG, and nerve conduction tests.
He was a great compassionate neuro and sat with my wife and I to confirm that I do have ALS. Thanks to this forum we at least had some understanding of the disease.
We will be in contact with our ALS Society here for Manitoba this coming week. As noted in my previous post they were the ones who helped fast track me to see this neuro. He actually came in on his day off to do the testing himself. We are so thankful as the other guy was going to take 4 months before we could see him.
Anyhow, for my wife Joan and I, I guess it really starts now - this terrible and fearful journey. It was very hard to talk to all our children and our parents (who by the way are all in their 70's and in great health) about the diagnosis that I received yesterday.
We are thankful though that we are not in that horrible (waiting to find out) stage anymore!
You will no doubt be hearing from us on a regular basis. Thanks for being here.
Rick and Joan