Here's a forum I never wanted to join... There's a long version of this story. This is the medium version:
It all started when my wife twisted her ankle in January, 2016. She developed a "dropped foot". I thought the dropped foot was a result of her twisting her ankle. How wrong I was...
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I hope you can help me understand what's happening to me. I can't even explain it very well. I get these episodes where it seems like I'm swallowing air and liquid at the same time. There is a period of about 15 seconds where I can't breathe and I make this really weird sound when I struggle...
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I posted a few weeks ago about some symptoms and I just wanted to ask for your opinions on some further issues.
I'm a 36 year old female.
Over the past few weeks I have noticed issues with my tongue. Mainly in that I'm waking up having bitten it and teeth marks on it particularly on the...
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First off, thank you for taking the time to read my message. I am a 34 year old male. I have been dealing with twitching all over for quiet some time. I really haven't paid it much attention, as I read that most twitching is Benign. However, I've been dealing with some other...
I have been pretty much paralyzed from fear ever since these symptoms started showing up and I could really use an opinion. I know this is very long and rambling, you will roll your eyes since my symptoms appear due to injury, not disease, but please hear me out. I cannot get the thought of...
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Hello, first off I have a friend with ALS in the advanced stages. I have a lot of respect for him and others who have been diagnosed with this terrible disease.
My story is I'm 39 years old and in August this year I was diagnosed with Idiopathic Brachial Plexus of the upper right extremity...
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Today marks the second anniversary of my first ALS diagnosis. We lived in Northeast Georgia at the time and had traveled home to Pennsylvania for the long Thanksgiving weekend. On Sunday of that weekend we drone form Pennsylvania down to see Dr. Pulley in Jacksonville, Florida for our Monday...
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Hi there everyone,
its been almost 2 years since i last logged on here, i always hoped i would never have to come back but unfortunately i have found myself in a position where i need a bit of advice from all of you.
As mentioned in my post 2 years ago, i had started experiencing some...
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I had two previous threads on the forum which have closed, 1 regarding my Mom and dealing with her ALS diagnosis and 1 regarding the symptoms I was experiencing after meeting Dr. Google and living with a loved one with ALS. A lot has happened since my last post and I wish I wasn't...
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Hi everyone. Some background info before we start:
I am 30 year old male. I have been diagnosed in the past with:
Spina Bifida Occulta
Scoliosis (30 degree curve in Lumbar and 49 in Cervical region of spine)
Sensorimotor OCD related to swallowing and breathing
Testicular cancer which was...