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lilbabyangie
I am Angela and am 41 years old. I started getting weak and had a hard time walking due to feeling so weak but about 5 months ago I became very painful especially in one side of my lower body. The pain is sever now and on...
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Written on May 31st, 2010
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Cosumne
I developed diabetic amyotrophy 3 years ago. I would be walking along and suddenly it was like my whole foot was missing, I'd fall down. In about 2 months, the muscles on the tops of my thighs had weakened considerably. I lost 40 pounds...
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Written on March 7th, 2011
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Jackie99705
I have had type 1 diabetes for 21 years. In April of this year I started noticing weakness in my legs and then it just kept getting worse and worse. I have been going to the dr the whole time, and only found out that I have this Sept 21...
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Written on September 24th, 2012
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steeda
I started walking with difficulty in early 2009. I have had a few doses of IgG infusion, but did not help much. I have had steroids, have used the Chi machine, all to no avail. Also havearm and hand weakness with significant muscle...
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Written on April 29th, 2010
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markslighthouse
So in May, 2012 I had a stroke during open heart surgery. The day after I went home I was sturk with diabetic amyothrophy. The stroke hit center part of the brain and made my legs very weak and I was using a walker. When the Amyotrophy...
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Written on January 31st, 2013
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avrille69
My hubby has been diagnosed with diabetic amyotrophy.
He's had type2 diabetes for about 6 years.
It all began about 10 months ago with unexplained weight loss.
At first he was just eating anything and everything he wanted, but he just...
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Written on June 16th, 2012
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jcn
I AM NOW 70 AND 1/2 YEArs old. When I was 68 I had periods of weakness which didn't last moe than a few minutes. What was the pre-cursor of eveything was a pronounced bleeding of the gums around all of the teeth.  ...
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Written on January 18th, 2009
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