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josepescado
Status
02/08
11/07/09
11/07/09
josepescado
Sex: M
Data Quality: 1 star
ALS: 3 yrs
Mouth/throat: none
Arms: none
Chest: none
Legs: moderate
josepescado
Male, 56 years
Jamaica Plain, MA
Condition History
Legs
06/06
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Non-SOD1 ALS
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About Me
I have an interesting condition that has caused disagreement with my doctors. Two things are certain, I have a motor neuron disease and non-small-cell lung cancer. My MND symptoms began with severe leg cramping in 2005. By June 2006 I began having foot/walking problems and by October noticed leg weakness climbing stairs. A year later I was using a cane followed by two canes the next year. In April 2007 an exploratory chest CT scan was done that revealed growths in my lungs. The dominant tumor was removed, and since then my leg weakness has seemed to stabilize. More…
FRS : 41 latest: 11/07/09
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Weight : 165 lb latest: 06/28/09
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