A 49-year-old male asked:
als vs mmn.... doctors were tossing around both diagnosis... 2 months of ivig treatments... no results... been 1 years symptoms worse. what next???
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Dr. Addagada Rao answered
56 years experience General Surgery
Complex isuue: Sorry what you are gong through , unfortunately some diseases are difficult to diagnose and equally treat them. This is the situation where you can take a second opinion , your current doctor(s) will not get up set , as a mater of fact will help you to seek , their best interest is you.
Answered on Nov 28, 2017
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