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    Lisa Ryan replied to the topic Is this more progression? in the forum Diagnosis​ ​Information​ ​and​ ​General​ ​Questions 7 months, 3 weeks ago

    Thanks Len for your intuitive insight… yes I feel guilt when I have to ask for help because I still think I should do things on my own if I can… which is possible but at great cost and long lasting suffering.  This is difficult to navigate CK and especially without diagnosis…

    thanks Trevor for the information.  I do feel the harder I go at thin…[Read more]

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    Lisa Ryan replied to the topic Understanding PFT in the forum Diagnosis​ ​Information​ ​and​ ​General​ ​Questions 7 months, 3 weeks ago

    Hi Mark, terrible time you have had, makes me frustrated for you.   It’s awful when u fee like you’re alone and not getting anywhere.  I’ll try and reach out to my Neuro muscular dr next week but with this Covid stuff, I don’t even know if I can get in to get another Emg done.. it’s the only method he uses for a diagnosis.  Shame they can’t do a g…[Read more]

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    Lisa Ryan replied to the topic Understanding PFT in the forum Diagnosis​ ​Information​ ​and​ ​General​ ​Questions 7 months, 3 weeks ago

    Hi Amanda, no it isn’t an als clinic specialist. The last appointment I had was in early April and he basically just wrote me off I just reiterated what the previous doctor said the previous September was in and out in about 30 minutes start to finish he didn’t take anything seriously and I lost respect for him very early in the appointment he sai…[Read more]

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      Amanda replied 7 months, 3 weeks ago

      Lisa reading your experiences frustrates me!! can only imagine how you feel. I would definitely take our other members up on their offer to help and provide information. Can you call other ALS clinics and see if they have openings?

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    Lisa Ryan replied to the topic Is this more progression? in the forum Diagnosis​ ​Information​ ​and​ ​General​ ​Questions 7 months, 3 weeks ago

    Thanks David for the well wishes.. sorry you received this awful diagnosis.. funny I also came from the no pain no gain mentality, pushed to extreme levels.

    I too have fasciculations all over.  Sometimes it feels like they are in my throat.  Mostly cramps are in my kegs but only really bad at times.   I wish you the best!

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    Lisa Ryan replied to the topic Is this more progression? in the forum Diagnosis​ ​Information​ ​and​ ​General​ ​Questions 8 months ago

    Hi all, my muscles continue to shrink, my right thigh is very thin my wrists are very tiny and bony, my forearm muscles are so concave they have such an odd shape it just goes in and out in and out up to my elbow. I noticed when I use my muscles too much I have muscle pain for days and days sometimes a week and then I find it hard to recover the…[Read more]

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    Lisa Ryan replied to the topic Understanding PFT in the forum Diagnosis​ ​Information​ ​and​ ​General​ ​Questions 8 months ago

    Hi Kathy,  that just a mix up in the reports, the doctors said that they did not get an actual report just a note with numbers so by the time they’ve requested it and it comes back, it’s very long.. I saw my family physician 2 weeks ago and he said it shows weak diaphragm And then he said he doesn’t know what to do with this because it was ordere…[Read more]

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    Lisa Ryan started the topic Understanding PFT in the forum Diagnosis​ ​Information​ ​and​ ​General​ ​Questions 9 months, 2 weeks ago

    Hi all, I finally got a very short report of my Pulmonary Function Test back after being tested June 5.  It reads :   Baseline Spirometry is within normal limits. There is a significant decrease in flow rates in the supine position suggesting decreased muscle strength.

    The Maximal Inspiratory pressure is within normal limits, but the maximal ex…[Read more]

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      Dagmar Munn replied 9 months, 2 weeks ago

      I agree with Amanda – – get your doctor on the phone for an explanation. I know it may be difficult to get them on the line. But be persistent. Remember, the doctor works for you.

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    Lisa Ryan replied to the topic Is this more progression? in the forum Diagnosis​ ​Information​ ​and​ ​General​ ​Questions 9 months, 2 weeks ago

    Thank you, I’ll look into that or just supplement anyways!

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    Lisa Ryan replied to the topic Is this more progression? in the forum Diagnosis​ ​Information​ ​and​ ​General​ ​Questions 9 months, 3 weeks ago

    Thank you so much Kathleen I really appreciate the kind words and the good advice. I have been trying to do what you are doing and saving up my energy so I have some for the kids but right now everything is spread very very thin my resources are just dwindling. My muscles are constantly fatigued and aching and the atrophy is progressing…[Read more]

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    Lisa Ryan replied to the topic Is this more progression? in the forum Diagnosis​ ​Information​ ​and​ ​General​ ​Questions 9 months, 4 weeks ago

    Hi John, wise words and I wish it were that simple but it just isn’t this time.  When your child is facing a beast like cancer is, I am trying to keep her calm and make her fight when it is so hard.  She is fighting but I am the person she looks to for support.  I just thought that if I knew for sure I had ALS, maybe I might ask if anyone can he…[Read more]

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    Lisa Ryan replied to the topic Is this more progression? in the forum Diagnosis​ ​Information​ ​and​ ​General​ ​Questions 10 months ago

    Hi Dagmar, my daughter has a late stage cancer and I have been with her every moment she needs me for her treatments, she is petrified, has never been sick in her life and is afraid of needles.  I have been spending early mornings and long days with her along with trying to babysit the 3 grandkids one weekend day per week, i am also moving to a…[Read more]

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    Lisa Ryan replied to the topic When getting a second opinion comes with risk in the forum Diagnosis​ ​Information​ ​and​ ​General​ ​Questions 10 months ago

    Seems like it’s just another article that doesn’t hold any weight so there’s not much hope they will change much.

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    Lisa Ryan replied to the topic Is this more progression? in the forum Diagnosis​ ​Information​ ​and​ ​General​ ​Questions 10 months ago

    <p style=”text-align: left;”>Sorry for the typos, I couldn’t figure out how to edit it.. I was trying to say that the second opinion was not a second opinion that he just went by what his former colleagues have said , so I don’t know if my regular Neuro would see me in September..</p>

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    Lisa Ryan started the topic Is this more progression? in the forum Diagnosis​ ​Information​ ​and​ ​General​ ​Questions 10 months ago

    Hello, I have noticed more changes in my body.  The cramping is getting more widespread I have never had a cramp in my bicep and my side and my shoulder before but now they seem to be able to occur anywhere. I have also noticed that just looking at my body the muscles have changed shape and size and things appear to be hollowed out in my forearm…[Read more]

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    Lisa Ryan replied to the topic When getting a second opinion comes with risk in the forum Diagnosis​ ​Information​ ​and​ ​General​ ​Questions 10 months, 1 week ago

    I have read the new Gold Coast recommendations for diagnosing AlS.. I can definitely say I have LMN dysfunction 100%. This is confirmed in my paperwork from my neurologist.   I also believe that I do have UMN signs but that I never receive a thorough clinical  exam.  Many things are left out of mine.  So in u ferry’s ding that they have made chang…[Read more]

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    Lisa Ryan replied to the topic Did anyone have a Pulmonary Test for Maximum Inspiratory/Expiratory Pressure? in the forum Diagnosis​ ​Information​ ​and​ ​General​ ​Questions 10 months, 2 weeks ago

    Hi Tom, thanks for the info.  Currently I am waiting to see the Internist that ordered the tests.  I will see her on Monday and ask her what other tests would  be helpful….maybe she will refer me for a sleep study….I think they would be able to tell if I need any assistance with breathing.  I wake up 4 or 5 times or more every night, I am nev…[Read more]

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    Lisa Ryan replied to the topic Did anyone have a Pulmonary Test for Maximum Inspiratory/Expiratory Pressure? in the forum Diagnosis​ ​Information​ ​and​ ​General​ ​Questions 10 months, 2 weeks ago

    Thanks Dagmar, I will try all these tips as anything is worth a try to improve things.  I do sleep on my side but somehow during the night I always find myself on my back, even if I have a pillow wedged in my back and between knees…

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    Lisa Ryan replied to the topic Did anyone have a Pulmonary Test for Maximum Inspiratory/Expiratory Pressure? in the forum Diagnosis​ ​Information​ ​and​ ​General​ ​Questions 10 months, 2 weeks ago

    Hi John…funny for me as well my FVC was ok, not great but they still continued on with further testing.  It was the test where you breath in and out while reclining and then while flat that they found the weakness but there is no doctor following up on this.  It’s very strange to wake up instantly with a gasp for air isn’t it…its quite d…[Read more]

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    Lisa Ryan replied to the topic Did anyone have a Pulmonary Test for Maximum Inspiratory/Expiratory Pressure? in the forum Diagnosis​ ​Information​ ​and​ ​General​ ​Questions 10 months, 2 weeks ago

    Hi Anne, thanks for your response.  In your case, what did they say is the cause of your low MEP?  So much so that you are on oxygen?  Is this all stemming from probable ALS or they just didn’t know and put you on oxygen?  Have you had any of the sleep studies done that John has had?  What type of evaluation are you having EMG/NCS Clinical?  I am…[Read more]

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    Lisa Ryan replied to the topic Confused about progression of symptoms in the forum Diagnosis​ ​Information​ ​and​ ​General​ ​Questions 10 months, 3 weeks ago

    More confusing symptoms continue.  I had an internist looking into my chronic cough.  This led to a lot of Pulmonary Function Testing.  She finally said she can find no mechanical reason for my cough and finally tested the strength of my breathing muscles.  I just recently got the numbers only (no report yet) from my GP and it showed:  Maxi…[Read more]

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