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mountainrain

Male, 51 years
Westminster, CO

mountainrain: Data Quality: 3 stars; ALS: 1 yr; Mouth/throat: mild; Arms: mild; Chest: none; Legs: mild; See profile

Member since: 06/08
Last updated: 09/19/08

Diagnosis Summary
Onset: Arms
First symptom: 09/07
Diagnosis: 06/08

About Me
Still working but left leg is slowing me down sometimes. Have two jobs still and working 60+hours a week. One is a desk job and the other is sales. The one thing that stops me is stress and a little excess saliva. But if I get in a stressful situation, my left leg freezes and I must drag it until I calm down. I'm 51 and otherwise very active, but can no longer run... The disease may have triggered by new retail sales job. Since it was commission sales, I rarely ate or drank enough fluids, until I started being awakened by leg cramps, and hand cramps. But, still I pushed on.

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