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Not sure
by rca09, Jul 29, 2009 04:05PM
Symptoms
May 16, 2009
Both legs started feeling slightly weak and felt funny
Within the next couple of weeks legs would become very weak. Calves and Thigh would get hard and tight and become very sore.
Around the third to fourth week it spread to both arms. Internal tremors would be felt when doing any type of activity with lifting or standing.
Around the fifth week it spread to my neck. Felt tightness and stiffness as it started on the right side of my neck then over the next couple of days it spread to the left side and then to the front of it.
Few days after that left hand started becoming weaker and fingers (pinky and ring) would start to shake. Holding the phone for more than a minute hand would start to shake. Turning pages sometimes becomes difficult.
Left ankle and foot - Control issues when putting in slipper.
Holding the phone with my shoulder creates more internal tremors in the the arm, mouth, throat. Teeth would have a slight chatter from it.
Pinky and ring fingers are numb when waking up.
Able to walk but legs still get weak and internal tremors are felt.
Get fasciculations all over my body.
When doing any activity (walking, using hands or arms, head movement) muscles are stressed not long after using them and the internal and some visible tremors are present. An example of this would be when weight training (bench pressing) and your trying to do a couple of extra repetitions, your muscles will start to shake as they become over exerted from the extra use. This is exactly what happens to my muscles after little use.
To date: 7/28/2009
Legs - very sore, feel bruised when over used, tremors when over used.
Arms - same as legs, tremors when over used.
Neck - feel stiff and sore, tremors when over used.
Mouth - Pronouncing t, th, s with certain words become tripped up as I have to repeat slower to get the word out.
My throat involuntary swallows. This happens several times usually after waking up and trying to get back to sleep. It also happens during the day.
Swallowing has been affected. Skipping occurs when trying to clear mucus.
Skipping occurs sometimes when starting to take in a deep breath.
Muscles are very sore and some of them feel bruised.
Left shin area (just started) - a dull pressing feeling that last several seconds. It almost feels numb but no pins and needles feeling. It does it a many times a day.
Hands, leg, foot, thumb jerk.
Reflexes are jerky.
Twitches on certain spots last several minutes.
Had negative EMG in June. All brain and spinal MRI's were normal.
Saw a couple of Neuros and they told me it's not ALS but don't know what it is. I'm not sure if the rapid progression can be could fall in the ALS category but the symptoms seem familiar to it.
Any help please.
Thank you
May 16, 2009
Both legs started feeling slightly weak and felt funny
Within the next couple of weeks legs would become very weak. Calves and Thigh would get hard and tight and become very sore.
Around the third to fourth week it spread to both arms. Internal tremors would be felt when doing any type of activity with lifting or standing.
Around the fifth week it spread to my neck. Felt tightness and stiffness as it started on the right side of my neck then over the next couple of days it spread to the left side and then to the front of it.
Few days after that left hand started becoming weaker and fingers (pinky and ring) would start to shake. Holding the phone for more than a minute hand would start to shake. Turning pages sometimes becomes difficult.
Left ankle and foot - Control issues when putting in slipper.
Holding the phone with my shoulder creates more internal tremors in the the arm, mouth, throat. Teeth would have a slight chatter from it.
Pinky and ring fingers are numb when waking up.
Able to walk but legs still get weak and internal tremors are felt.
Get fasciculations all over my body.
When doing any activity (walking, using hands or arms, head movement) muscles are stressed not long after using them and the internal and some visible tremors are present. An example of this would be when weight training (bench pressing) and your trying to do a couple of extra repetitions, your muscles will start to shake as they become over exerted from the extra use. This is exactly what happens to my muscles after little use.
To date: 7/28/2009
Legs - very sore, feel bruised when over used, tremors when over used.
Arms - same as legs, tremors when over used.
Neck - feel stiff and sore, tremors when over used.
Mouth - Pronouncing t, th, s with certain words become tripped up as I have to repeat slower to get the word out.
My throat involuntary swallows. This happens several times usually after waking up and trying to get back to sleep. It also happens during the day.
Swallowing has been affected. Skipping occurs when trying to clear mucus.
Skipping occurs sometimes when starting to take in a deep breath.
Muscles are very sore and some of them feel bruised.
Left shin area (just started) - a dull pressing feeling that last several seconds. It almost feels numb but no pins and needles feeling. It does it a many times a day.
Hands, leg, foot, thumb jerk.
Reflexes are jerky.
Twitches on certain spots last several minutes.
Had negative EMG in June. All brain and spinal MRI's were normal.
Saw a couple of Neuros and they told me it's not ALS but don't know what it is. I'm not sure if the rapid progression can be could fall in the ALS category but the symptoms seem familiar to it.
Any help please.
Thank you
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Your doctor has done tests, and he said that it's not ALS. You can always get a second opinion, but based on your symptoms I would agree from what I've read over the last few weeks. That it is not ALS.