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Status
Member since:
07/06
Last updated:
11/09/09
Last login:
11/20/09
ALS Public Registry
Howdy
Sex:
M
Data Quality: 3 stars
ALS:
9 yrs
Mouth/throat: none
Arms: none
Chest: none
Legs: none
See profile
Howdy
Male, 71 years
Bloomfield, IN
Condition History
Onset:
Arms
First symptom:
01/00
Diagnosis:
01/01
Profile Activity
981
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About Me
I've had ALS for 9 years. In 2004 I started on supplements and changed my diet. This slowed the progress down.I still work part time, and farm a 165 acre farm where we raise Boer Goats.
www.boergoat.net
See more about me for my diet.
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ALS Condition
FRS : 46
latest: 11/09/09
Progression rate percentile
90-95th (slow)
75-90th
25-75th (average)
10-25th
5-10th (rapid)
FVC : 108%
latest: 11/09/09
Warning Levels
warning
severe
Weight : 191 lb
latest: 11/09/09
BMI
obese
overweight
healthy
underweight
Treatments
Supplement
Reasons Taken
treat my ALS
general health
specific symptom
other
Procedures
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Primary Symptoms
Severity of Symptoms
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