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  1. B

    MIL Diagnosed

    My MIL started showing symptoms in June 2018. It started with back pain and slurred speech and progressed from there. In August she needed a cane to walk, and by September a walker. We had began seeking answers from her PCP and a Neurologist who couldn't give us any answers. The only thing...
    • berlies
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    • als back choking clinic dad decline diagnose diagnosis early father feeding tube go away hospice lift neurologist pain progression respiratory slurred speech speech support symptoms test wanted wheelchair
    • Replies: 13
    • Forum: Newly diagnosed
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    Girlfriend diagnosed yesterday...

    I've known in my heart that this was als. 1 year ago she and I were snowmobiling. Symptoms first started around June. She needs help getting into my truck now, has slurred speech. And can not swallow a pill, but she can't open the pill bottle anyhow. We are referred to mass general. I...
    • pfd161
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    • als diagnosed heart questions slurred speech speech swallow symptoms
    • Replies: 13
    • Forum: Newly diagnosed
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    Sorry to find myself here but glad I found you

    Finally, here. I have been a longtime lurker. I have been tempted to ask questions, but ultimately I decided to wait. And I waited for a long time. Having been finally diagnosed, I will let you know how everything began. In the spring of 2016, I started noticing some problems with my left...
    • Kafka
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    • als atrophy balance breathing bulbar denervation diagnosed diagnosis emg family foot hyperreflexia life neurologist onset pls progression questions speech swallowing symptom symptoms test testing tests
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Newly diagnosed
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    Progression in symptoms - need of advice please

    Hello, and first of all, I wish you all the best you can all get for 2019 including love and peace in your souls. I posted here a few weeks ago, as I was concerned with a myriad of Symptomes including feeling of weakness in arm and one leg, beginning of fasciculations, a number of sensory...
    • shine81
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    • advice als arm back bulbar bulbar als clinic cramping emg fasciculations money muscle neurologist onset pain progression shoulder slurring words speech swallowing symptoms tests tongue urgent weakness
    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: Could this be ALS?
  5. P

    Don’t know where to turn, very worrying set of symptoms

    Hi everyone and thanks for taking the time to read my post. I am currently crippled by the fear that my worsening symptoms suggest ALS. For a time I put them down to anxiety but I can no longer accept that explanation as everything just seems too coincidental. It all started in August- I...
    • Pebble
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    • als back bfs breathing burning cramps depression eyes fasciculations female fingers neurologist onset research sleep speech stress symptom symptoms tests tremor twitches twitching vision weakness wrong
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: Could this be ALS?
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    Scared and sad...

    First off, thanks to everyone on these forums. I have been visiting a bit as I'm quite convinced my girlfriend of 10 years has developed this terrible disease. A year ago today we were on our snowmobiles in northern Maine... it seems impossible that we are where we are right now. Sharon...
    • pfd161
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    • ankle back balance brain dad diagnosed emg family fell foot ice life love mri neurologist reading respiratory sad scared slurred speech speech swallowing symptoms tests weakness
    • Replies: 18
    • Forum: Could this be ALS?
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    Tongue Quiver

    Good afternoon, My name is Chris and I am a 29 year old male. For the last 4 months the sides of my tongue have quivered non-stop. The best way to describe it is as if the sides of my tongue move left and right at an incredibly rapid pace while the middle maintains it's placement. I can not...
    • ccreich
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    • als als? back bulbar christmas ice medicine merry christmas movement nose slurred speech speech swallowing tests tongue
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: Could this be ALS?
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    Do I have ALS

    Hello, people!!! I'm so sorry for bothering you all and taking your precious time.. One day(it's became my dream lately..) I want to discover a cure for this awful, terrible disease... I'm a tall(1.85 m), white, 14 year old boy living in Europe. Recently I've noticed muscle twitches mainly in...
    • MartyParty12
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    • age als anxiety atrophy back balance bed crying cure depression dihal exercise family family history fell happiness hawking muscle neurologist scared speech twitches wanted weakness worried wrists
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Could this be ALS?
  9. A

    Seeking Help

    Hello- I am a 29 year old male. for the last 5 years I have been experiencing twitching all over my body. Pretty much anywhere you can think of, including my tounge, has experienced twitching. Starting about a year ago I noticed I was having seriously over emotional reactions to things. For...
    • Adraniel
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    • advice anger balance crying depression heart night shaking speech support symptoms twitching weakness
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: Could this be ALS?
  10. S

    Update - 12/24/18 - Extreme bulbar worries

    Hello everyone...I hope everyone is having a good Christmas season. I wish I could say the same. It's been almost 6 months since I have been here. Some things have gotten better and some a lot worse/terrifying. I was hoping to never have to come back here but my situation has dictated I do...
    • spacecowboy000
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    • als back bulbar bulbar onset burning choking christmas clinical early eyes family food hope neurologist onset pain pressure scared speech swallowing symptoms tongue twitches update urgent weakness
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Could this be ALS?
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