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  1. zoohouse

    Blood and glucose in his urine

    Over the last few months I have noticed that my husband's urine swings from very clear to being tea coloured in one day. I also have wondered if he was jaundiced as his skin has a yellowish hue when I massage the edema from his hands or feet. I spoke with a friend who is also a nurse, about it...
  2. N

    I think i got ALS.HELP PLEASE!

    Default I think i got ALS.HELP PLEASE! Hi my name is Nick and i am new to the forums. So,long story short,5 months ago i started experiencing an awkward walking,(never had issues with walking or running,even after long distances). Then,as months were passing,i started feeling weakness to the...
    • Nickola
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    • als arm balance bed brain early eyes fatigue feeling weak fingers food foot keyboard last days mri neurologist nose research running saliva scared speech stages story swallow tests twitching vision voice weakness
    • Replies: 16
    • Forum: Could this be ALS?
  3. fishfin

    Cause of ALS is found, Northwestern team says

    Researchers at Northwestern University say they have discovered a common cause behind the mysterious and deadly affliction of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or Lou Gehrig's disease, that could open the door to an effective treatment. Dr. Teepu Siddique, a neuroscientist with Northwestern's...
    • fishfin
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    • ability als arm brain cure dementia design drugs dying early familial family father lead lou gehrig's disease medicine paralysis problem sporadic stroke swallow test treatment veteran work wrong
    • Replies: 34
    • Forum: General discussion about ALS/MND
  4. E

    Concerned about ALS

    Hi all, I am not really looking to be diagnosed here as i know none of us are doctors and in the end no matter what anyone says won't change if it is in fact the diagnosis, but i just wanted to vent i guess. In the last two months i started to have weird sensations in my calf muscles on both...
    • emkay
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    • age als back concerned diagnosed diagnosis eyes muscles pressure scared stiffness swallow test twitch vent voice wanted
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: Could this be ALS?
  5. C

    Worried about My Husband

    Hello Everyone, My Husband has been experiencing some problems for the past few months, he keeps complaining of muscle stiffness, weakness and joint pain, he also keep waking up at night and twitches alot all over his body especially his shoulders and legs, He also gets pain in his knees...
    • Cathy1982
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    • als arm can't swallow emg fasciculations husband mri muscle night pain problems stiffness swallow swallowing test tongue twitches twitching weakness worried wrong
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: Could this be ALS?
  6. W

    Symptoms concerning

    Hi All. Been lurking here for a while. Originally was reassured by what I read but as my symptoms have progressed, less so. This is somewhat unavoidably long; if you can stick with me, so much appreciated. Off that bat I'll say this: I am a 24-year-old female. I have seen 2 neurologists, ENT...
    • workingonit
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    • ankle anxiety arm arm weakness atrophy balance brain breathing bulbar clean emg clinical diet emg eye female finger foot mri ring finger saliva sleep stress support swallow symptoms test twitch twitches twitching vision weakness work wrong
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: Could this be ALS?
  7. S

    should I take a vacation

    I am recently diagnosed with bulbar onset ALS. Right now my main symptom is slurred speech. This is a scary time for me. My wife wants to take a vacation to the Carribean. Should I be worried about being out of the country with ALS? I'd hate to find myself on a third world island and...
    • Sunvista
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    • als als? bulbar bulbar onset diagnosed onset progression slurred speech speech swallow symptom vacation worried
    • Replies: 51
    • Forum: People with ALS (PALS)
  8. R

    Question about bulbar onset

    Hi all, I've looked through the stickies and found quite a bit of helpful info, so i'll try to keep this simple. For the last couple months, I've recurrently had an extremely hyperactive gag reflex. It will happen just while walking, or driving, with no apparent trigger - I'll just start...
    • RedLion
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    • anxiety bulbar bulbar onset coughing diagnose driving eating food helpful info mucus onset reflex saliva swallow swallowing treatment voice
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: Could this be ALS?
  9. B

    my brother

    My brother was just diognosed with ALS. his currennt symptoms is that he can't swallow. Is scheduled to have a feeling tube implanted. what just kind of progression can we expect?
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