JMH
Active member
- Joined
- Jun 11, 2006
- Messages
- 42
- Reason
- Loved one DX
- Country
- CA
- State
- Manitoba
- City
- The Pas
Hello,
My father is 77 and has just been diagnosed with ALS. We lost my Mom last November which devastated him as they were married for 52 years and had never been apart. He was diagnosed with Parkinson's Disease in April, put on meds. for 3 weeks and we finally got him to a neurologist June 5, 2006. After looking him over, the doctor said he was almost 100% sure he had Lou Gehrig's disease, but would need an MRI to confirm this. He gave my Dad three years to live.
My question is...is it possible to diagnose this disease without further testing? Are there a specialist in Manitoba that we could take him to? I would appreciate any advice that would give us a little hope.
We are all scared and confused.
Thank you,
JMH
My father is 77 and has just been diagnosed with ALS. We lost my Mom last November which devastated him as they were married for 52 years and had never been apart. He was diagnosed with Parkinson's Disease in April, put on meds. for 3 weeks and we finally got him to a neurologist June 5, 2006. After looking him over, the doctor said he was almost 100% sure he had Lou Gehrig's disease, but would need an MRI to confirm this. He gave my Dad three years to live.
My question is...is it possible to diagnose this disease without further testing? Are there a specialist in Manitoba that we could take him to? I would appreciate any advice that would give us a little hope.
We are all scared and confused.
Thank you,
JMH