karzy81
Active member
- Joined
- Nov 7, 2017
- Messages
- 52
- Reason
- Loved one DX
- Diagnosis
- 03/2018
- Country
- CA
- State
- ON
- City
- Thornhill
Hi All,
My dad was officially diagnosed with als in March 2018 although he was exhibiting signs as early as May 2017. I remember going to the neurologist for the diagnosis and my dad walked there. Slowly but he walked. Now he can barely walk in a walker. His left side is much stronger than his right side but he is physically weak nonetheless. He can still lift his left leg and has a pretty good range of motion there but not on his right side. Even his right arm doesn’t lift as high as it used to. His eating and breathing is perfect. In fact at his last appointment in December his breathing was at a 96 which was better than the previous test of 92. I guess what I am wondering is will the breathing, speaking and swallowing progress at the same rate that his limbs have or can he have a long grace period where it doesn’t affect that part of his body? Everyone keeps saying that it will continue to progress at the same rate but I was hoping that there was a chance that the bulbar symptoms will stay away for a while and that they won’t progress as fast as the limbs did. Any insight would be much appreciated.
Karen
My dad was officially diagnosed with als in March 2018 although he was exhibiting signs as early as May 2017. I remember going to the neurologist for the diagnosis and my dad walked there. Slowly but he walked. Now he can barely walk in a walker. His left side is much stronger than his right side but he is physically weak nonetheless. He can still lift his left leg and has a pretty good range of motion there but not on his right side. Even his right arm doesn’t lift as high as it used to. His eating and breathing is perfect. In fact at his last appointment in December his breathing was at a 96 which was better than the previous test of 92. I guess what I am wondering is will the breathing, speaking and swallowing progress at the same rate that his limbs have or can he have a long grace period where it doesn’t affect that part of his body? Everyone keeps saying that it will continue to progress at the same rate but I was hoping that there was a chance that the bulbar symptoms will stay away for a while and that they won’t progress as fast as the limbs did. Any insight would be much appreciated.
Karen