As I sit here I am terrified. I am a 27 year old female with ALS symptoms. It all began in early May with tingling in my left foot and numbness in my face. I had an MRI done of my brain and cervical and nothing was found. They then had me do one of the lumbar because of the tingling in my foot. All was normal. The Neuro then did a EMG of my left leg and said that everything was normal there too. I could tell that something was definetely not normal. I began having muscle spasms all over my body. Then came the pain. I was convinced I had MS and that was devistating enough. Then I started looking more online about my symptoms then came across an ALS website. I had everything that it said. So I kept going back to my GP and telling him these things were going on and he said that it was due to high stress because of my seperation with my husband. I was going through alot of stress but to cause all of this would be very rare. I then saw another Neuro and by that time I was having tongue twitches and noticed some atrophy on my right calve, which is in my left calve now also. He did an EMG of all four limbs and said that there was nothing wrong. I have also noticed that my mouth looks different. I can't smile as big and it looks like my face has "dropped" my lips also have seemed to lose there former shape. I don't know if that makes any sense. It is also hard for me to walk in my heels which before were no problem. I am very scared and was wondering if this sounds like anyone else's symptoms.
I have an appointment with an ALS specialist next week at Virginia Mason Hospital in Seattle and hope he can give me some answers.
Any information would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you and God Bless you all and you are in my prayers,
Sara
I have an appointment with an ALS specialist next week at Virginia Mason Hospital in Seattle and hope he can give me some answers.
Any information would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you and God Bless you all and you are in my prayers,
Sara