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    Digestive issues help-baclofen

    Over 2 years into this disease, and one of my husband’s big problems has been abdominal cramping, bloating, diarrhea, constipation- you name it. Hospice has recommended everything you can name. Not much helped. Each day in mid-afternoon, he would get abdominal cramps and just feel awful. He...
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    Still have concerns

    Hi, I apologize for being back but the drs. can’t get to the root of my issues and keep telling me to go back to the neurologist. The Neuros keep saying come back in 6 months. My last visit drs thought I had celiac but now it turns out that was not the issue. Couple of questions if you don’t...
    • sjtom
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    • als back celiac clinical early finger neurologist pain problems questions swallowing swallowing issues thumb twitch
    • Replies: 8
    • Forum: Could this be ALS?
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    Als?

    Dear all I am a new member worried that I have ALS. I started having swallowing problems 3 months ago and recently leg weakness with twiches in legs arms shoulders and back. OGD and nasal laryngscopy were normal as well as MRI Brain and spine apart from c 5 6 stenosis. I'm dreading the...
    • Ig30
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    • als als? back brain mri new member problems swallowing weakness worried
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: Could this be ALS?
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    Really worrying symptoms for ALS

    Hi Im 48, male from the UK. I'll keep this short. Im worried sick i have als. Around 6 months ago i noticed knee pain when bending in both knees. Around a similar time i noticed it needed a bit more exersion to raise from a chair. It was the knee pain that hurt though when raising rather...
    • Shepster48
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    • als anxiety atrophy back chair confused cramping emg exercise fingers flu knee pain lump mri neurologist pain problem problems scared symptoms test twitching weakness work worried
    • Replies: 13
    • Forum: Could this be ALS?
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    Bulbar issues, fatigue

    Hello! First of all, I am really grateful for all the help of you, PALS and CALS, provide to us that are still lost in our medical conditions, and I respect you immensely for that. In August, my first symptomes occured. After a spasm that woke me up, my middle finger on my right foot started...
    • GreyWanderer
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    • abdomen anxiety arm brain breathing bulbar cals diagnosed emg fatigue foot headache improvement issues lyme neurologist pressure problems scared speech support swallow tests tongue treatment twitches wrong
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Could this be ALS?
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    I have a feeling this could be ALS

    Please tell me if this sounds familar to any of you... I am a 31 year old mixed race female and 2 months ago I started to have trouble swallowing, then trouble breathing came next, soon all the muscles in my body hurt and felt very weak. The weakness and pain started with my neck, jaw and upper...
    • Lita31
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    • als als? breakdown breathing breathing issues could this be als female muscles neurologist night oxygen pain problems sleep swallowing symptoms testing trouble swallowing twitches weakness worried
    • Replies: 17
    • Forum: Could this be ALS?
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    I'm a bit frightened

    So I'm not going to pretend I know alot about Als. I know it's something I'm scared of, something I dont want to have. However I have been experiencing nerve problems. Notably pain in both my arms, wrists and hands. Now I know it could be a lot of things, arthritis and carpul tunnel. I...
    • Richtastic83
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    • als anxiety back depression diagnosis headaches insurance medical mri muscles neurologist pain pennsylvania problems scared symptoms symptoms? vision voice work worried worry wrists
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Could this be ALS?
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    Unsure how to approach symptoms

    Hello guys, I need some help here. I'll try to keep this as short as possible and before I start I will say that I've read the sticky. I'm a 25 year old male and for the last 11+ months I've been experiencing some really awful symptoms that (with some direction from my GP) has pointed me in the...
    • SavPav
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    • als balance brain falling father ice neurologist night parkinsons possible a problems progression risk stiffness symptom symptoms unsure
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Could this be ALS?
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    Probable ALS - no diagnosis

    First off, I want to thank you all so much for the invaluable wisdom so many of you have shared here. You have helped so many (including me) through this disorienting process, and I really can’t thank you enough. This is my first time posting, and I feel like I have nowhere else to turn. My...
    • Awa5555
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    • als clinic clinical confused dementia diagnosis early fasciculations father medical mri no diagnosis onset problems second opinion stages support symptoms twitches weakness wrong
    • Replies: 14
    • Forum: Could this be ALS?
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    This one’s for the worriers

    Hi all, I’ve been lurking here on and off for a little over a year and have even caved and posted a few threads. I just had my third clean EMG in 12 months. There was a point shortly after the onset of my symptoms where I was convinced I had ALS. I would come home from work and basically take...
    • Artie1217
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    • als back book brain clean emg depression emg fatigue health hope mistake mri neurologist onset problems questions symptoms tests thenar work worry
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Could this be ALS?
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