- Joined
- Feb 17, 2025
- Messages
- 62
- Reason
- CALS
- Diagnosis
- 10/2024
- Country
- US
- State
- PA
- City
- Langhorne
Well we went to Temple and after 5 hours of testing and meeting each member of the ALS team the result is still ALS. There are a couple things they are still checking but the doctor said he doubts it's them. We are scheduled for a return trip for an EMG in a few weeks ... Now that's a gut punch ... the first thing I thought was the clock has officially started for my wife and me. One thing that came out of our consultation the PT person, the ALS nurse and the doctor (neurologist) all think my wife is an ok client for the TKR. Not both but one at a time. They told me her legs are strong and her breathing is also strong.
There is one thing that is really knocking my wife out and that's nausea 24/7. She is constantly feeling sick and she's had this issue since the new year 2-1/2 long months. The people at Temple recommended we see a Gastroenterologist. We went there today and they are ordering endoscopy which is scheduled for next week. Needless to say they don't know her cause so we are starting out a guessing game. If ALS isn't bad enough she has to have this constant feeling which is horrible she walks around groaning so I know how bad she feels. When I ask her if the groaning is related to ALS symptoms she says no just the nausea. There is one other thing she is barely eating because food tastes so bad to her. I feel so bad but there's nothing I can do.
There is one thing that is really knocking my wife out and that's nausea 24/7. She is constantly feeling sick and she's had this issue since the new year 2-1/2 long months. The people at Temple recommended we see a Gastroenterologist. We went there today and they are ordering endoscopy which is scheduled for next week. Needless to say they don't know her cause so we are starting out a guessing game. If ALS isn't bad enough she has to have this constant feeling which is horrible she walks around groaning so I know how bad she feels. When I ask her if the groaning is related to ALS symptoms she says no just the nausea. There is one other thing she is barely eating because food tastes so bad to her. I feel so bad but there's nothing I can do.