Anonymous
Post 12/08/2013 20:19     Subject: diagnose my husband please!
Take video of both the eating and slurred speech. The doctors might want to see it.
Anonymous
Post 12/08/2013 20:09     Subject: diagnose my husband please!
Anonymous wrote:How is your husband doing OP?


Very slurred speech and a lot of difficulty swallowing. No problems yet walking or doing anything like that.
Anonymous
Post 12/08/2013 18:33     Subject: diagnose my husband please!
How is your husband doing OP?
Anonymous
Post 12/08/2013 18:19     Subject: Re:diagnose my husband please!
Anonymous wrote:OP back again after I guess what... 1 year and a half?

Diagnosis turned out to be: PLS

http://www.sp-foundation.org/understanding-hsp-pls/pls/

Sucks.


I am sorry, OP.
Anonymous
Post 12/08/2013 18:17     Subject: diagnose my husband please!
Oh sorry, I didn't know OP had posted back and this was an old thread. Sorry OP. How is he feeling?
Anonymous
Post 12/08/2013 18:15     Subject: Re:diagnose my husband please!
Anonymous wrote:Vagus nerve compression -- slurred speech.

Just a guess.


That's what I was thinking, too
Anonymous
Post 12/08/2013 18:04     Subject: Re:diagnose my husband please!
Anonymous wrote:Parkinson's
ms
als



You don't suddenly wake up with slurred speech if you develop Parkinson's.

jeez

It takes years to reach that stage.
Anonymous
Post 12/08/2013 17:57     Subject: Re:diagnose my husband please!
OP back again after I guess what... 1 year and a half?

Diagnosis turned out to be: PLS

http://www.sp-foundation.org/understanding-hsp-pls/pls/

Sucks.
Anonymous
Post 05/16/2012 17:06     Subject: diagnose my husband please!
Excellent!
Anonymous
Post 05/16/2012 17:01     Subject: diagnose my husband please!
Great news OP!
Anonymous
Post 05/16/2012 16:31     Subject: diagnose my husband please!
Good news!!
Anonymous
Post 05/16/2012 16:07     Subject: Re:diagnose my husband please!
Thanks. He did get the full work up, but they found nothing yet.
Anonymous
Post 05/16/2012 15:51     Subject: Re:diagnose my husband please!
Anonymous wrote:Just wanted to give you all an update -- we still don't know for sure what is going on, but the best guess is side effects of long term use of Lipitor.


SO happy OP. Definitely make sure he gets the full workup - but that seems most reasonable.
Anonymous
Post 05/16/2012 14:19     Subject: diagnose my husband please!
I have heard that about lipitor. Made my husband decide to radically change his diet instead.

Win-Win
Anonymous
Post 05/16/2012 14:16     Subject: Re:diagnose my husband please!
Just wanted to give you all an update -- we still don't know for sure what is going on, but the best guess is side effects of long term use of Lipitor.