- baw3282
- Sex: M
- Data Quality: 0 stars
- MSA: 5 yrs
- Type: Multiple System Atrophy (MSA)
- Mood: Good
- Cognition: Moderate
- Autonomic: Mild
- Head: moderate
- Arms: moderate
- Legs: severe
- Tremors: moderate
- baw3282
- Male, 56 years
- Delavan, WI
- Primary Condition
- MSA
- Type
- Multiple System Atrophy (MSA)
- First symptom
- Oct 2006
- Diagnosis
- Oct 2008
More About baw3282
I have a great wife who has been quite excelllent through all this. I was diagnosed with prostate cancer in 8/06 with surgery the next month. Of course, I didn't bounce back from it with the proper functions. Now we know what the cause was. A friend also noticed speech problems around that time. He thought I was drinking at 7AM during our football trip. I have spent two years trying to figure this out . I first saw a neurologist on 4/07 and another one 12/07 (who ruled out ALS (a grandfather had it) and MS) The first neurologist got me to Mayo and after a wonderful week I got my diagnosis.
My wife, Maria, was unable to travel to Mayo. But she knew more about this disease than I did by the time I got home.
I also have a great child, Emma, who lives nearby with her mom. Emma is a super student as a high school sophomore (straight a's). One of my goals is to see her college graduation.
I am in my last week of work as a car salesman. I will then apply for SSDI, I hope Obama leaves some for me.