NEDM
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- Nov 14, 2015
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- Bristol
Hi,
I have been concerned about ALS for about a month. My Uncle died of MND this year aged 77. He was a footballer and had been in the armed forces which I hear is a common trait. I have been told there are no other members in my family to have had it but it is a large family so I worry something could have been missed. My mum is still alive at 65 and her parents died in their 80's. I've been getting whole body muscle twitches and vibrations for quite a while now. I do have a diagnosed health anxiety which is what the GP is attributing this to. The GP performed reflex tests and strengths tests including Balbinski foot test and all were fine. I was starting to believe all was ok when I noticed my left leg thigh has a sort of long 'dent' in it which the right leg doesn't. This has sent me in to a major panic questioning if it is atrophy.
My friends say it's just different shapes of the leg but I am not so sure.
I have been concerned about ALS for about a month. My Uncle died of MND this year aged 77. He was a footballer and had been in the armed forces which I hear is a common trait. I have been told there are no other members in my family to have had it but it is a large family so I worry something could have been missed. My mum is still alive at 65 and her parents died in their 80's. I've been getting whole body muscle twitches and vibrations for quite a while now. I do have a diagnosed health anxiety which is what the GP is attributing this to. The GP performed reflex tests and strengths tests including Balbinski foot test and all were fine. I was starting to believe all was ok when I noticed my left leg thigh has a sort of long 'dent' in it which the right leg doesn't. This has sent me in to a major panic questioning if it is atrophy.
My friends say it's just different shapes of the leg but I am not so sure.