About 8-9 months ago my right shoulder and neck became very stiff. I ignored it, thinking it was just bad sleeping position.
Then about 3-months ago, my right arm, hand, right leg and right thigh started to go numb and feel tingly. I went to see my neurologist who sent me to physical therapy. That did nothing.
About 2 months ago I first saw the "twitch". Now I get them sporadically almost everywhere on my body. They are not constant. I mean I may get 2 or 3 twitches somewhere and then none for the rest of the day, etc. I can feel them and not see them.
My right hand, right arm, right leg and right thigh now get tired very easily with the slightest amount of work. Is this "weakness"?
I have trouble remembering where I left things and why I even entered a room.
About one month ago I suffered a bout of severe laryngitis. I could not speak for about 3 days. Then it went away with just a sore throat that flares up every couple of days. I tend to bite my lip and tongue much more easily these days when speaking or eating.
My tongue looks very strange, with all kinds of grooves in it.
My neurologist ordered a cat scan of my spine and neck. These came back normal.
Then I tripped. I was walking on uneven pavement and I just tripped headfirst.
My neurologist claims it's not ALS. He said he would know it from just seeing me walk and that my neurological exam was completely normal. I'm waiting to have an MRI of my brain now.
Do these symptoms sound like ALS or do other diseases have these same things?