Dr. Ashley Pereira
Member
- Joined
- Jan 29, 2008
- Messages
- 15
- Diagnosis
- 01/2008
- Country
- ca
- State
- ontario
- City
- mississauga
My Mum who is 75 was diagnosed as having ALS a week ago. Her initial diagnosis was CIDP but after her progression and a 2nd assessment (done through the TGH under Dr. V. Bril's office) she was told that there was no hope of a cure.
We were devastated. She visited the Sunnybrook hospital and they are going to re-run her EMG, NCV tests and MRI. Dr. Zimmerman there is trying to rule out any other issues and to determine exactly what variant of ALS this could be.
It has been an emotional roller coaster for us. My mum is bedridden and shows no upper signs of the disease other than she has no power in her lower torso.
How can we tell how this disease will progress. She was walking slowly in Sep 2007 and is now bed-ridden.
ashley
We were devastated. She visited the Sunnybrook hospital and they are going to re-run her EMG, NCV tests and MRI. Dr. Zimmerman there is trying to rule out any other issues and to determine exactly what variant of ALS this could be.
It has been an emotional roller coaster for us. My mum is bedridden and shows no upper signs of the disease other than she has no power in her lower torso.
How can we tell how this disease will progress. She was walking slowly in Sep 2007 and is now bed-ridden.
ashley