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  1. JOSIEM02

    Clinic appointment

    We have clinic appointment tomorrow. MIL is have Botox shoots for the saliva, I really hope this works. Also, there have been hugh changes since the last appointment. We are at the point where she shouldn't be alone and her insurance don't cover inhome care unless it is thru Hospice and that...
  2. LauraW

    Botox?

    Has anyone with excess saliva issues done the botox injections in the salivatory glands? Dr. Mitsumoto...Mom"s ALS Dr. has suggested it. I just read one old post that really scared me. I definitely do not want it to make things worse for her but the mucus is not getting better and when the...
  3. S

    PBP advice needed

    Earlier I had posted that my mother had either PBP or Primary Progressive Aphasia, although she still does not have a clear diagnosis due to negative EMGs, I feel she has PBP. After reading everyone else's signs and symptoms on this forum I am convinced she has PBP. It started in May 08 with...
  4. W

    Where I am Three Months Later

    Hi everyone. I figured this might merit a new thread. I came here a few months ago totally freaked out and experiencing a load of non-specific symptoms. So after calming myself down and re-evaluating, some symptoms have seemed to drop off while others have basically stayed the same. So with...
  5. P

    No sleeping pills are working

    hi Everyone, My husband (diagnosed January 2009 with slow progression bulbar onset ALS) has literally not slept in over a month and a half. Nothing the doctors give him works - Ativan, Remeron, Elavil, Lyrica, Apo-amitriptyline, Imovane, Zyprexa, Apo-oxazepam. He will try Valium (which I...
  6. rose

    What I snuck out and did today....

    What I did today...... I was told yesterday by a doctor that I absolutely could (I heard "should") not eat salad anymore. This is not so much choking related, for me the choking on liquids can still be controlled by leaning forward most of the time. This was because of my latest gift from ALS...
  7. N

    Caregiver frustration, anger, guilt...

    Reader beware - this is blunt. My husband was diagnosed with bulbar onset ALS in May 08. He started slurring his speech in Mar 07 and, after ruling out stroke, doctors figured it was the progression of his Multiple Sclerosis (which he was diagnosed with in 2000). Yes, both M.S. and A.L.S...
  8. Whitsend

    Web Site

    Here is a link (or just copy/paste to your address bar). http://www.asktheneurologist.com This is Ask the Neurologist. I haven't tried asking anything yet, but thought I'd pass it along. All I've done so far is look at the Spasticity presentation. Has anyone ever heard of using Botox?
  9. happy

    Please Help

    I am still experiencing twitching in my arm and randomly chest, back and occasionally one or two twitches in arm on opposite side. The increase in facisis is new to me it has been happening now for about 3 weeks. I have also noticed that my jaw is really tight. This clenched chin has been...
  10. Markbreton

    Botox injections for excessive drooling

    I've not seen any information on this forum regarding BOTOX, yes Botox, to help reduce excesive drooling. My wife Tammy has Bulbar ALS and has lost her ability to swallow and speak, she uses a PEG to feed herself and a communication device to speak Anyway, we live in the country and Tammy is a...
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