Guest guest Posted February 27, 2006 Report Share Posted February 27, 2006 I have some trouble breathing deeply when lying down (despite elevated pillows) and tend to swallow my own saliva down the wrong hole and choke at nite. I don't have a cough. PLS affects mostly the voluntary muscles although i have painful spasms in rib area at times. I am not a doctor and this is just my experience. May want to talk to your neurologist. Tawny briteeyestwo briteeyestwo@...> wrote: That's a confusing one. PLS doesn't atrophy muscles. However I have found in my progression that the muscles around the ribs can become so rigid that the lungs can't expand....I don't cough with it. The cough may be from just plain spasms in the throat...My opinion only Eva > > > HELLO,MY HUSBAND HAS JUST BEEN TOLD HE HAS PLS.HE HAS A COUGH THAT IS > > MAKING IT HARD TO TALK,BREATH ETC. WE HAVE BEEN TOLD BY HIS LUNG > > DOCTOR THAT WEAKNESS FROM PLS IN HIS LUNG MUSCLES IS WHAT SHE THINKS > > IS CAUSING HIS COUGH. DO YOU KNOW OF THIS IN ANY OTHER PLSPATIENT? WE > > HAVE BEEN SEEING DOCTORS FOR OVER TWO YEARS NOW. THANKSTERESA > > WILLIAMS Does anyone have an answer for ? > > > > > Joanne Reyerse > jreyerse@... tel: > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 27, 2006 Report Share Posted February 27, 2006 , Your question has been forwarded to me from Joanne Reyerse. I'm sure that your husband's doctor is probably right. I would encourage you to join PLS-Friends. There are 685 members on PLS-Friends and someone will be sure to answer your questions. That's what we're here for is to support other PLSers. Join, introduce yourself and the PLSers will be happy to reply. Please be sure and let us know where you live. Join here: http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/PLS-FRIENDS/ Gentner, PLS Fremont, CA In a message dated 2/26/2006 3:55:58 PM Pacific Standard Time, jreyerse@... writes: tcwilliams@... wrote: > HELLO,MY HUSBAND HAS JUST BEEN TOLD HE HAS PLS.HE HAS A COUGH THAT IS > MAKING IT HARD TO TALK,BREATH ETC. WE HAVE BEEN TOLD BY HIS LUNG > DOCTOR THAT WEAKNESS FROM PLS IN HIS LUNG MUSCLES IS WHAT SHE THINKS > IS CAUSING HIS COUGH. DO YOU KNOW OF THIS IN ANY OTHER PLSPATIENT? WE > HAVE BEEN SEEING DOCTORS FOR OVER TWO YEARS NOW. THANKS\ TERESA WILLIAMS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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