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    Good News: Exam Results Steady

    Well, looks like extensive exam, nothing missed, all emg normal and STRENGTH TESTS are normal. so definitely the issue is not denervation duer to MND. Good news!Hope this could help you becasues you are for a long time in it, so probably you could feel more cofidence regarding the future.
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    ALPIM Spectrum: Researched Findings

    Briefly: researches FINALLY admitted that a lot of people with panick disorders have concomitant physical conditions.A - anxiety, L - ligament laxity (hypermobility), P - pain (including migraines and various miaglyas and IBS) I - immune diseases (including allergies, thyreoiditis etc.), M -...
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    Leg Cramps: Vein Valves Dysfunction?

    Today went for US for my leg veins/arteries due to persistent edema I have on my left leg, and it was found that I have slight disfunction of vein valves. When I mentioned cramps on this side predominantly, the doctor told Ah yes, weak veins love that - they make you crampy.so before freaking ut...
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    Immunogram Testing for HIV+ Community

    dear twitchers,is there anybody who did a test in which detailed picture of immune status is established (immunogram)?it is not a standard test and ususally it is performed for HIV community :))) so I doubt any of us had it, but just in caseI am asking about that becasue I read a blog of HIV+...
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    self education info post

    Dear fellows,online educational portal Coursera just started 5 weeks course called Drugs and Brain.the biggest advantages are as follows: this course is provided by Caltech professor (so the info would be as most weighted and reliable as possible), and it is free of charge, and you may join...
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    1 Year Anniversary of BFS

    hello,ofically today is 1 year of my BFS. it started October 2011 after significant stress, overworking and a flu. Yes I come through all the hell - ALS fears, perceived weakness, pains, cramps (have them now still), GERD, all that circus. My recovery started actually with this site and I am so...
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    Trips and Challenges - Reflections

    Hello again, dear fellows!I case some of you had missed me :) or wondered where I am - I just was on vacations in Protugal (having by the way dramatic cramps flareup and a LOT of pleasure despite on it) and immediately after it went to professional translators' forum in Kazan, Tatatrstan.So life...
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    Husky Voice a Symptom of Anxiety?

    Hello everybody,there are many of us here complaining for husky/hoarse voice and asking if this is really a symptom of anxiety/stress.Yesterday I had a kind of self-experiment.I had three episodes when I was quite nervous. Once I had to manage quite significant irritation against my friend and...
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    Triclosane Health Risks: Mice Die From Weakness

    hello fellow twithcers,here is an article in Science News magazine mentioning that triclosane put into our soap, shampoo etc. can effect Ca channels causing muscle weakness.the mice actually died because their heart muscle had suffered.but we are a bit bigger creatures, so...and considering that...
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    My Personal Health Story: Translating Ventilator Manual

    I know and share (for now) the idea of not using Dr Web or Dr Google for self-diagnosing, but what I would like to tell is my personal story related to health problems contracted by reading.I am a translator, and I receive a lot of medical papers to translate due to my background (one of...
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    Yulia from Ukraine: BFS Support

    Hello everybody, my name is Yulia, I am 42 and live in Ukraine. So I would like to say I am sorry in advance if my English is not so good...First of all I would like to thank the founders and moderators for creating and keepning such a reassuring place for those who suffer from BFS. I found such...
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