hold on - They said my husband has Ataxia and Neuropathy.

arndog64
arndog64 Member Posts: 537
in Head and Neck Cancer #1
I was wondering if anyone else has the same diagnosis. Is this a progressice disease?

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  • longtermsurvivor
    longtermsurvivor Member Posts: 1,842 Member
    #2
    These terms are actually not a diagnosis
    they are a statement of symptoms. Ataxia means "wobbilyness", where neuropathy is a functional impairment of the nervous system. Neither is a label beyond just a statement of the presenting complaint, all done up in nice medical words. The testing is done to determine the cause, and therefore the diagnosis. There are many many causes of these things, you know. At this juncture, I wouldn't bother myself to read on the internet, because you'll find a million pages of confusing junk. I think you said in another post that an MRI was planned. There may be other tests as well. I'd wait this out and let the diagnosis lead me, once its established.

    Best to you guys,

    pat
  • arndog64
    arndog64 Member Posts: 537
    #3
    longtermsurvivor said:

    These terms are actually not a diagnosis
    they are a statement of symptoms. Ataxia means "wobbilyness", where neuropathy is a functional impairment of the nervous system. Neither is a label beyond just a statement of the presenting complaint, all done up in nice medical words. The testing is done to determine the cause, and therefore the diagnosis. There are many many causes of these things, you know. At this juncture, I wouldn't bother myself to read on the internet, because you'll find a million pages of confusing junk. I think you said in another post that an MRI was planned. There may be other tests as well. I'd wait this out and let the diagnosis lead me, once its established.

    Best to you guys,

    pat

    You are right, they are also
    You are right, they are also doing an EEG on the 13th. We shall see what they say.
  • Daddisgrl
    Daddisgrl Member Posts: 116
    #4
    arndog64 said:

    You are right, they are also
    You are right, they are also doing an EEG on the 13th. We shall see what they say.

    He's not going to be any
    He's not going to be any kind of normal until at least 1 year out; possibly 18 months. My hub is 2 years out of treatment & doing well; the 1st year was rough.
    Has he had physical therapy?

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