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    I am scared I have ALS! Please Help

    Hello! My name is Ray. I am having some serious symptoms and have been terrified that they could be ALS. I have twitching in my foot, which started a few months back and has gotten worse over time. Now this twitching is fairly constant, even upon awakening in the morning. Within the last couple...
    • pager27
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    • abdomen abdominal als angry ankle anxiety back cold cry emg fatigue fingers foot health medicine neurologist nose pain parkinsons please help please help me problems respiratory sad saliva shoulder stiffness student symptoms taste tremor twitches twitching vision weakness work
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    • Forum: Could this be ALS?
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    Compatible with earliest signs of ALS?

    First off, I want to say that I am a General Internal Medicine physician and, while I have cared for many ALS patients suffering through the later stages of ALS, I know relatively little about the various ways that the earliest manifestations of ALS can present themselves (I know the classic...
    • Majahops
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    • als als? ankle atrophy ball bed clinic clothes diabetes diagnosis early foot foot drop friend health hope medical medicine muscle muscles neurologist night pain stages swallowing symptoms wanted weakness worried
    • Replies: 9
    • Forum: Could this be ALS?
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    Terrified

    Hello all, I'm looking for some opinions on what has been happening to me. On January 14 I was driving down the street and both arms from my elbows to my hands went completely numb. I thought I was having a heart track so I went to the emergency room. Upon arrival I spoke to the triage nurse who...
    • Cop24/7
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    • ankle balance brain clinical diabetes driving early emg foot heart info mri pain stroke symptoms testing tests thumb twitching wanted work wrists
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: Could this be ALS?
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    Another month of symptoms

    Hi Guys, I am a mess waiting to see the ALS specialist in my area. My regular neuro is referring me to him since he can't seem to figure out what is going on with me. He seems to think it could be small fiber neuropathy, but wants a second opinion with this guy as he is the best neuro in our...
    • sweetfeet
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    • ability als ankle back balance clinic clinical confused emg foot foot drop muscles scared second opinion symptom symptoms weakness work
    • Replies: 8
    • Forum: Could this be ALS?
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    Are these symptoms of ALS?Please help

    I used to excercise on a regular basis One morning two months ago I woke up with pain in my left leg .The pain was radiating from the ankle to the outer calf and i had been experiencing muscle weakness a week before this happened .I thought this was some kind of sparin.Went into ER .The did an x...
    • gu1928
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    • als ankle atrophy back burning diagnosed emg food leg pain lump mri muscle muscle weakness pain please help stress swallow symptoms symptoms of als twitching weakness worried
    • Replies: 26
    • Forum: Could this be ALS?
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    hand/ankle onset...

    For about a year now ive hand weird symptoms involving my hand, which includes self-loosening grip when i play video games, and a twitch invthe thumb area whenever i lean on tht arm. i cant explain the feeling but thehand has been off for a decent time now. ive been to several docs for this, and...
    • weirdhands
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    • ankle arm diagnosed driving emg family onset reflex scared stiffness symptoms thumb twitch twitching video worried young
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: Could this be ALS?
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    Years of issues....can't stop thinking about it

    I posted 2 years ago. I will sum things up again. I need some support or advice. March 2011 -Nerve pain in feet and hands developed when pregnant -Had normal induced birth due to blood pressure rise -Nerve pain continued and only happened with motion January 2012 -Freaked out I had ALS or...
    • andrealw
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    • advice als ankle anxiety brain christmas emg family foot health hours ignore issues mri pain pressure sleep support symptoms tests worry
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Could this be ALS?
  8. Mediasmart

    skin/touch/soreness issues

    I was diagnosed last fall and aside from some speech/swallowing problems, atrophy, fasiculations, useless left hand and right arm, EMG +, falling some, and having trouble walking faster than a snail (did I mention lifting my legs?) and now inability to take a deep breath, I've got a couple more...
    • Mediasmart
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    • ability als ankle arm atrophy cramping diagnosed emg falling issues pain problems sensitivity sleep speech swallowing
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: People with ALS (PALS)
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    5 months later

    Back in August after rotator cuff surgery I started having weird symptoms. Burning sensation in my lower legs and feet. And twitching in my ankle area. I have fasciculations 24/7. I had an emg which showed fasciculations but was Normal. That was about 2 months into symptoms. Now at the 5 month...
    • Bsox1972
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    • als als? ankle back burning cramping emg emg? fasciculations fingers scared surgery symptoms twitching
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Could this be ALS?
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    foot brace questions

    I am a close longtime friend of a PALS who was diagnosed last year. I know she and her boyfriend do not want advice from well-meaning but clueless friends. I do understand and am trying not to say too much. I know she is seeing someone a few times a year who is supposedly a specialist at an ALS...
    • LizzieII
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    • ability advice ankle arm back balance boyfriend clinic diagnosed foot foot drop free friend hope information medical movement pressure pressure sores questions reading stress walker wanted work worried
    • Replies: 12
    • Forum: General discussion about ALS/MND
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