ALS News Today Forums | Les | Activity https://alsnewstoday.com/forums/members/lesc/activity/ Activity feed for Les. Wed, 15 Apr 2026 00:29:15 -0500 https://buddypress.org/?v=2.19.0 en-US 30 hourly 2 097cd836a2a83e5ef11ebd19261fe844 Les replied to the discussion First Symptoms in the forum Living With ALS https://alsnewstoday.com/forums/forums/topic/first-symptoms/#post-23766 Tue, 11 Apr 2023 20:58:50 -0500 Reply to First Symptoms

My first indication was drop foot in my left foot.  I had no previous injury or illness. I had completed a normal 30 minute session on my exercise bike and put up a security camera on ladders.  I then walked 1 1/2 miles to the school I worked at. When I got there I noticed zI could not lift my left foot.

Everybody thought I had trapped a nerve… Read more

]]> fb87606160fc1209217cd30b3b88ce07 Les replied to the discussion What aspect of ALS has surprised you the most? in the forum Living With ALS https://alsnewstoday.com/forums/forums/topic/what-aspect-of-als-has-surprised-you-the-most/#post-23707 Tue, 28 Mar 2023 20:42:15 -0500 Reply to What aspect of ALS has surprised you the most?

Each time I saw a neurologist I was told I would not suffer any pain due to MND.

I have to admit that on a day to day basis I do not have to take too many pain killers.  What I have found though is that as I have lost more use of my leg, I now find I am getting a lot more pain down my right arm and under my right arm pit.  I presume it is… Read more

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