ChristinaKl
New member
- Joined
- Nov 23, 2012
- Messages
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- Reason
- Learn about ALS
- Country
- CA
- State
- ON
- City
- Welland
Hi All.
Let me just start by saying, I have read all of the stickies ( admittedly it was at 3:00 am) and I appreciate anyone who takes the time to this post. I know you get inundated with this time of post.
I am a 38 year old female who is experiencing some concerning symptoms and I need to run it past someone, because I am trying not to concern my family too much. ( I am a wife and a Mom to a beautiful 6 year old boy)
Approx 5 weeks ago, after a 10k run I felt a numbness in my right calf, I really didn’t think too much of it other than it was likely a pinched nerve. I took a week off from running and thought the rest would do me good. A week later, I felt a similar numbness in my right forearm and went to the dr. He sent me for a series of tests for potassium, magnesium and calcium which all came back normal. He also sent me for a CAT scan which is scheduled for December 16th. At that point I started to experience muscles twitches in random locations over my body which I mentioned to my dr, but he said we wouldn’t know anything until the CAT scan. Over the last couple of weeks I have started to feel muscle weakness in my hand which is also quite shaky at times, and there is a lot of pain around my thumb and on the top of my hand. The numbness in my calf meanwhile comes and goes. I have also had pins and needles in various body parts. In the last month my anxiety has risen significantly.
A few questions.
1. I am not scheduled to return to the dr until after my CAT scan, but as my symptoms are worsening, I am thinking I really need to go back, should I be asking for a referral?
2. Any other thoughts or advice would be greatly appreciated. I am trying to keep calm and carry on, and some moments are better than others, but it is started to wear on me the worse I feel.
Thank you for your time. I know you are not doctors, and cannot diagnose me, please know that is not my intent in posting.
Christina
Let me just start by saying, I have read all of the stickies ( admittedly it was at 3:00 am) and I appreciate anyone who takes the time to this post. I know you get inundated with this time of post.
I am a 38 year old female who is experiencing some concerning symptoms and I need to run it past someone, because I am trying not to concern my family too much. ( I am a wife and a Mom to a beautiful 6 year old boy)
Approx 5 weeks ago, after a 10k run I felt a numbness in my right calf, I really didn’t think too much of it other than it was likely a pinched nerve. I took a week off from running and thought the rest would do me good. A week later, I felt a similar numbness in my right forearm and went to the dr. He sent me for a series of tests for potassium, magnesium and calcium which all came back normal. He also sent me for a CAT scan which is scheduled for December 16th. At that point I started to experience muscles twitches in random locations over my body which I mentioned to my dr, but he said we wouldn’t know anything until the CAT scan. Over the last couple of weeks I have started to feel muscle weakness in my hand which is also quite shaky at times, and there is a lot of pain around my thumb and on the top of my hand. The numbness in my calf meanwhile comes and goes. I have also had pins and needles in various body parts. In the last month my anxiety has risen significantly.
A few questions.
1. I am not scheduled to return to the dr until after my CAT scan, but as my symptoms are worsening, I am thinking I really need to go back, should I be asking for a referral?
2. Any other thoughts or advice would be greatly appreciated. I am trying to keep calm and carry on, and some moments are better than others, but it is started to wear on me the worse I feel.
Thank you for your time. I know you are not doctors, and cannot diagnose me, please know that is not my intent in posting.
Christina