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  1. Inventor

    Trache operation while on bipap

    Is there anything special to consider when lungs are already completely paralyzed?
  2. F

    Upcoming EMG + Trouble Walking

    Hi! First post here. Thank you for your insight in advance. I'm female, 35 years old. Please bear with me as I try to walk you through what's been happening. For the past 18 months, I've been experiencing strange "episodes" of muscle sensations. They usually come on slowly and last for several...
    • Felix
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    • back balance ball battery brain breathing denial emg fatigue female mri muscle myasthenia gravis natural night paralysis paralyzed shoulder sporadic stroke symptoms tests twitching weakness worried wrist
    • Replies: 15
    • Forum: Could this be ALS?
  3. M

    I have decided to come off the vent

    I have had als for 6 years and vented for almost 3 years. I made this for several reasons : physically (i a basically paralyzed from head to toe), quality of life, financial, insufficient nursing, burden on my family, ready to meet my maker and make me whole again. I am at peace with the...
  4. C

    Can someone help me?

    Hello, We first notice something was wrong with my dad around Christmas when he started to loose a lot of weight. This progressed with muscle weakness in his neck. He started to have a hard time holding his head up. He finally made an appointment with his primary care doctor. At that...
    • Corky7
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    • als back breathing chair christmas clinic conversation dad diagnosed emg end of life family ice life muscle muscle weakness neurologist paralyzed please help tests tracheotomy treatment weakness work wrong
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: General discussion about ALS/MND
  5. P

    New member

    I currently have a probable diagnosis if I understand it all correctly that's the second highest level of diagnosis. My doctors first found my diaphragm to be partially paralyzed in Dec 16 suspecting an injury from a car wreck some years back. After seeing a number of doctors I was sent to a...
  6. R

    Mom passed peacefully

    My mom was diagnosed on 04/02/2016 and on that date the only problems she had Way her right arm had weakness. She progressed very aggressively. To being completely paralyzed with in 6-8 months. She passed away last Thursday 04/13/2017 peacefully in her sleep little over a year after her...
    • Rellis76
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    • arm caretakers diagnosed diagnosis eye eye gaze father paralyzed problems sleep weakness
    • Replies: 11
    • Forum: In memory of
  7. T

    Embarassed to ask but need to know!

    My PALS was diagnosed Sept 2011. Prob had it a year earlier. Started in his hands and was slow moving until about 2 years ago and it went crazy. He is paralyzed except for his neck and a little shoulder which still allows him to drive his power chair. He has always had a really good outlook...
    • Texans 2014
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    • back breathing chair children cough assist diagnosed dying eye eye gaze eyes feeding feeding tube hours life love paralyzed peg power power chair quality of life shoulder sleep treatments vent
    • Replies: 15
    • Forum: Current caregivers
  8. jellis86

    Just passed four years diagnosed with bulbar Onset

    Hello everyone, having passed 4 years since onset, and two years with mechanical ventilation and almost completely paralyzed, I've had some strange occurrences . Firstly, both arms including hands and fingers, are paralyzed, except for my left thumb, it moves freely. But In January, of this...
  9. W

    Does this look like atrophy? please help

    I noticed that I've been twitchy lately, however my arms have not suffered the twitching, thought I notice my left forearm looks atrophied or ..well, you can see. Also my left bicep doesn't flex as defined as my right does (and I am a lefty) as yo ucan see. I have also had issues sleeping lately...
    • wdagron
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    • atrophy mnd paralyzed please help shoulder symptoms twitching
    • Replies: 12
    • Forum: Could this be ALS?
  10. A

    ALS. Lou Gehrig's disease

    I started having problems and about May of 2015 I am now on the date of February 26th 2017. My hands and feet are paralyzed have no equilibrium. I need help with everything except I can get in the bath and climb out on my side period I have to use two hands brush my teeth and it takes forever to...
    • AshLov444
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    • als als stem cell treatment cell children death disability hearing lou gehrig's disease love money paralyzed problems stem cell stem cell treatment treatment worried
    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: Could this be ALS?
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