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  1. C

    Is it possible I have ALS?

    Hello, All. Male, 20 yrs old. I have visited forums last year and explained symptoms but was told I had no reason to have ALS. However I have been experiencing other symptoms on occasion. - I bite my tongue lightly sometimes when I either talk or not talk (starting to develop a scalloped...
    • Chronicle
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    • als als? back depressed depression eye fatigue food heart hope info life muscle muscles neurologist pain phlegm stress swallow symptoms tongue twitches twitching weakness worried worry wrong
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    • Forum: Could this be ALS?
  2. J

    Humidification and non-invasive pressure support

    Hello! Would be grateful for any input. My husband is having a real struggle with respiratory stuff -- especially phlegm. A huge struggle to get it up...don't think I have to go into detail for this group, right? Anyway, we've found a system that sort of keeps it under control, involving...
    • jfaidley
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    • battery bed breathing caregivers humidification info phlegm pressure respiratory running support trilogy
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    • Forum: Current caregivers
  3. S

    is this ALS?

    Hello everyone, I have been reading posts on this forum for the past 6 months or so and I would firstly like to say how incredibly sorry I am for all of you who are fighting this terrible disease. I feel terrible for posting which is the main reason I haven’t posted since numerous symptoms have...
    • shaee1
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    • als als? ankle atrophy back brain clinical cramps emg exercise fasciculation female go away is this als? lift muscles pain phlegm scared shaking stress swallowing symptoms tests thumb tremor twitches weakness worry wrist
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Could this be ALS?
  4. KatieNBoyd

    Respite care

    Good morning, I would like to know if any of you have used respite care for your PALS with FTD? I know that with our Hospice care that they allow a few days respite at our little hospital. I also know that our hospital and its staff have never cared for an ALS patient let alone one with FTD...
  5. B

    Nutritional concerns?

    Hello. My loved one is in the late stages of ALS, so she is dependent on her PEG tube for nutrition. We have been using ensure plus, usually 5 a day. She was drinking juice, but her throat is no longer allowing that. She has been having trouble with phlegm build up and nasal congestion. We...
  6. M

    Very concerning symptoms

    Thank you all for reading my post. I will make it as short as possible. I appreciate any replies or thoughts that you can offer. I am a 46 year old female. My symptoms started in August during a time of high stress and also the rabies vaccine series. My GP and the CBC states the vaccines should...
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    • abdomen allergies anxiety atrophy bulbar bulbar als cramping fasciculations female fingers immediately immune muscles night nose pain phlegm ring finger scared spasms stages stress swallowing symptom symptoms test tongue twitching unknown worried
    • Replies: 19
    • Forum: Could this be ALS?
  7. B

    Hoping for input about bulbar

    Hi: I am sorry to post but have read all the stickies and really need support as I'm very scared. My symtpoms started off as cramping in my legs, and some tworching in my toes. Lately, I have felt bulbar symtpoms. I often spit up phlegm after drinking any liquid. I also weight myself ecru...
    • Blaw12
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    • bulbar bulbar onset cramping eating headaches onset phlegm research scared support
    • Replies: 13
    • Forum: Could this be ALS?
  8. A

    Questions about bulbar

    Hi all: I'm sorry to post, but I'm very confused about bulbar als based on what I've read on the forums and in the stickies. I'm concerned because lately I have felt the need to spit out saliva after drinking fluids. I have been eating fine and speech isn't slurred for the most part. I also...
    • Afraid123
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    • als anxiety bulbar bulbar als confused cramps eating info muscle phlegm problems questions reading saliva speech tongue
    • Replies: 17
    • Forum: Could this be ALS?
  9. T

    ALS? I'm sure it's nothing but Help? God Bless.

    I HAVE read the stickies and I'm aware that twitching by itself is hardly indicative of anything. I know I have anxiety and am currently taking medications for it. But I have just a few questions because I DID hear from my mom who works in a nursing home about a man who has ALS and he DID start...
    • twitcher883
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    • als als? anxiety back children coughing eating emg fasciculations fingers muscles neurologist nursing home phlegm possible als problems questions swallowing trouble swallowing twitches twitching weakness
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Could this be ALS?
  10. T

    Fearing Bulbar

    Hi, guys lately I have been worrying about possibility of me having Bulbar ALS. I have some questions: 1. I have been having this weird lump in the throat feeling. It is a constant feeling. I have it in the middle of the night, before eating, after eating, after waking up. You get the point. I...
    • Trace
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    • advice als bulbar bulbar als eating food lump night phlegm problems questions swallowing symptom voice wrong
    • Replies: 13
    • Forum: Could this be ALS?
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