n3121
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- Sep 11, 2012
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- Learn about ALS
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- wisconsin
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- milwaukee
Hey everyone, I've been a lurker here for a few months. Lately my symptom(s) have been getting me very worried.
Background: I am a 21 year old male and eat healthy for the most part. I weight lift about 3 times a week on average. Lately I havn't been hitting the gym so much.
Anyways, for the past few months my right leg has felt "off". Walking feels very strange and I am constantly aware of my right leg as though I have to put forth an effort in order to walk correctly. The motion in the leg doesn't feel fluid/automatic like it does in my left leg. Literally every step I feel as though I have to lift up at the ankle or else my foot may drag. My ankle also feels very loose and fatigues quickly (for instance when jogging after a few minutes my ankle gets so tired that I start landing flat footed, the left foot strikes with the heel.)
I have tried ignoring the problem but it won't go away. It feels like I don't know how to walk with that leg. Lately what worries me the most is that the leg is constantly cramping/achy. I'm almost positive that it is not dehydration/electrolyte imbalance because I am a nutrition student, and like I said I eat pretty healthy. I have never suffered leg cramps before and this seems to be almost constant and has been going on for a little over a week.
Some other symptoms I have noticed is that the affected leg feels very weak although it is not, I have been very tired lately, and have had many twitches in the right leg.
That's basically my story in a nut shell. I know that many people end up finding ALS on google and coming here right away, so I hope that I'm not a bother. Also I realize that my age is definitely very young for someone to have ALS, and twitches/perceived weakness don't indicate it either. It's just the strange feeling like I can't walk with my right leg/constant aches that have finally make an account on this site.
If anyone has any in sight of what might be wrong / where I should go from here I would greatly appreciate it. Thanks.
Background: I am a 21 year old male and eat healthy for the most part. I weight lift about 3 times a week on average. Lately I havn't been hitting the gym so much.
Anyways, for the past few months my right leg has felt "off". Walking feels very strange and I am constantly aware of my right leg as though I have to put forth an effort in order to walk correctly. The motion in the leg doesn't feel fluid/automatic like it does in my left leg. Literally every step I feel as though I have to lift up at the ankle or else my foot may drag. My ankle also feels very loose and fatigues quickly (for instance when jogging after a few minutes my ankle gets so tired that I start landing flat footed, the left foot strikes with the heel.)
I have tried ignoring the problem but it won't go away. It feels like I don't know how to walk with that leg. Lately what worries me the most is that the leg is constantly cramping/achy. I'm almost positive that it is not dehydration/electrolyte imbalance because I am a nutrition student, and like I said I eat pretty healthy. I have never suffered leg cramps before and this seems to be almost constant and has been going on for a little over a week.
Some other symptoms I have noticed is that the affected leg feels very weak although it is not, I have been very tired lately, and have had many twitches in the right leg.
That's basically my story in a nut shell. I know that many people end up finding ALS on google and coming here right away, so I hope that I'm not a bother. Also I realize that my age is definitely very young for someone to have ALS, and twitches/perceived weakness don't indicate it either. It's just the strange feeling like I can't walk with my right leg/constant aches that have finally make an account on this site.
If anyone has any in sight of what might be wrong / where I should go from here I would greatly appreciate it. Thanks.