.Once the nerves are so damaged is that the end of hope that muscle mass can be regained? I have strength still, they tire more easily but its the mass that has gone. It makes me feel really self conscious on top of everything else.[/QUOTE]

During an acute phase of Amyotrophy, my legs,buttocks, especially quadraceps got small and I was walking on a walker. Now they are as a group stronger enough to allow free walking. I have also gained weight back that was lost but feel that the muscles are bigger than they were at my weakest. I feel that they(muscles)are smaller than originally but the strength is still not back to 100% either. I feel that my strenght may never come back to 100%. I suppose we fight to get what we can and make do with what we end up with. Good Luck, Ken in Texas.