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  1. U

    My mum is it ALS?

    Hi, really looking for ideas about what is going on with my mum. It’s along and complicated story so I’ll try to keep it brief! She’s never been the most healthy of adults. She had a heart attack in her late 40’s, drank too much alcohol and smoked and got little in the way of exercise. She...
    • Union jack
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    • abuse als als? anger children claw depression early exercise falling family heart ideas life muscles neurologist problems questions speech story support tongue twitches
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: Could this be ALS?
  2. S

    Could this be ALS please help

    Hi everyone, I’m here looking for some advice I’m hoping you can help me please. Here’s my story:- July 2016 - I had my baby boy by c-section, when they did my spinal I had a pain shoot down my right leg. Once he was here I had bad cramping and spasms in that leg this was continuous until about...
    • Sarah20
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    • advice als anxiety back breathing breathing problems burning coughing cramping headaches mri neck pain neurologist night pain please help problems scared sleep spasms story swallowing symptoms tongue work
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: Could this be ALS?
  3. S

    Hi! Back again- scared more

    I posted in september regarding body wide twitches and thumb pain. Now i still have twitches, big one, small one, ones inside my ears. But my thumb pain has returned.(its more of a stinging sharp pain, that also appears when I exhale.) I am scared. I am seeing PCP tomorrow. I am afraid he would...
    • scaredlady
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    • back cry ignore pain pain when exhaling problems reading scared thumb twitches
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Could this be ALS?
  4. Y

    Finger contraction

    Hello, For the past 1 week + I have experience a contraction in my hand/pinky that is on and off. My pinky and hand muscle of my left hand is exp riencing an intermittent spasm. It will come every half hour and stiffen on and off for 5 seconds about 10 times. This has caused come cramping in...
    • YoungMan
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    • als als? bulbar bulbar als coughing could this be als cramping finger muscle problems symptoms twitching worried wrong
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Could this be ALS?
  5. Chincoteaguer

    Back home from hospital

    I apologize for the length of this post but I hope it might help others who have to take their PALS to the ER. We were in the hospital from Thursday morning until noon on Saturday. As I have posted previously the trip to the ER was recommended by our health care nurse based on a false oxygen...
    • Chincoteaguer
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    • allergies back bed breathing caregiver feeding feeding tube foot health hip hope insurance nurses oxygen power preparation problems travel trip
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: General discussion about ALS/MND
  6. A

    Left arm weakness

    Hi all, I'm 43years old and father of 3. I usually carry around my 2 year old son but this summer I found that my left arm just could not cope more then a few minutes when I usually can carry my son without any problems. I then fractured a finger on my left hand and had a cast for 2 weeks. When...
    • Andyleftarm
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    • arm arm weakness father finger foot hope problems symptoms twitching weakness wrong
    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: Could this be ALS?
  7. E

    Speech Therapy for PLS

    I posted this on the general forum, but thought it was more appropiate for this site... Hello, My father was diagnosed with PLS a few months ago and has been experienced symptoms for more than 2 years. I wanted to ask you all about experiences with speech therapy. My father's speech is...
    • Emanol
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    • als breathing bulbar diagnosed father muscles onset pls problems speech speech therapy swallowing symptoms tests therapy wanted
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Primary lateral sclerosis
  8. E

    Speech Therapy for PLS

    Hello, My father was diagnosed with PLS a few months ago and has been experienced symptoms for more than 2 years. I wanted to ask you all about experiences with speech therapy. My father's speech is unaffected yet and his lung function and breathing are perfect as by the latest tests, done...
    • Emanol
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    • als breathing bulbar diagnosed father muscles onset pls problems speech speech therapy swallowing symptoms tests therapy wanted
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: General discussion about ALS/MND
  9. C

    Indian Ginseng and Velvet Bean

    This was on ALSnews this morning and i thought i’d share. My Dad already takes Indian Ginseng and now we’ll go get the velvet bean, assuming the AMX-0035 trial allows it...
  10. J

    Absent feeling, loss of speed and coordination in arm

    Hello. It's been 8 months since I started having symptoms, primarily in my right arm/hand. My right hand has been very stiff when resting. I did a lot of anxious self testing which caused some of that months ago but at the moment I'm not doing that. At the moment I'm concerned about the lack...
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