tomjstones
Member
- Joined
- Oct 6, 2008
- Messages
- 14
- Reason
- Learn about ALS
- Country
- UK
- State
- Perth
- City
- Dunblane
Hi folks,
Im bran spanking new here and thought you guys might be able to help me. Here goes:
I am 24 and have been an athlete since my youth. Over the past year I have had to cut out my training due to injuries and "niggles" which I put down to the tiredness of working and training together. I still attended gym and was physically fit. That was until three weeks ago.
I was on holiday in France and rolled over at night and noticed a sharp pain in my side over my illiac crest. I thought little of it and went back to sleep. The issue didnt go away and over the next week the pain became more noticable. So the follwoing thursday I went to my doc back home.
She said - see a physio its muscular. I went home, woke up at 2 am with tingling along my spine on the left side, and in my fingers along with a numb face. I called out of hours doc and went to see them at the hospital. He said - see a neurologist. To get that referral I had to go back to my origianl GP and say I wanted to see a neurologist - she doubted me but reluctantly wrote a referral.
Over the next two weeks I slept like Ive never slept before and to be honest my initial feeling of illness and tingling largely left me though I still felt a bit weak and the pain in my hip remained.
I saw my neuro on Friday and he did some strength tests and the old touch finger to nose stuff. He seemed to suggest nothing was wrong but said he was would do an MRI to dot the i's and cross the t's...
I then travelled to a funeral this weekend and my GOD I fell rough now. I got back yesterday and I have a burning pain in my left hip around to my lower spine and it has spread to my right side as well. I now have a pain in my arms like something pressing on my funny bone. Tingling pain in my wrists and a definate pain in my tendons of my left leg and in my right knee.
My grip is strong and generally I can push against the neurologist with my legs but I am starting to feel weakness when climbing or descending stairs. My leg shakes when I extend it (like to push something with your toe) and I am also getting intermittent twitching - not severe but more than I would ever normally have. Symptoms are worse at night though twitching is worse in the mornings.
My MRI is in 2 days and if its blank Im going to get dropped by this neurologist. Im sure of that. Any ideas on whether this is ALS or what tests I should be asking for to rule it out or confirm it?
Does tingling/numbness sound familiar and what about a severe pain that gets worse following activity. At the moment I would say Im not paralysed in any part of my body though my legs are getting weaker around the hips and knees.
Any help really appreciated.
Big Love
T
Im bran spanking new here and thought you guys might be able to help me. Here goes:
I am 24 and have been an athlete since my youth. Over the past year I have had to cut out my training due to injuries and "niggles" which I put down to the tiredness of working and training together. I still attended gym and was physically fit. That was until three weeks ago.
I was on holiday in France and rolled over at night and noticed a sharp pain in my side over my illiac crest. I thought little of it and went back to sleep. The issue didnt go away and over the next week the pain became more noticable. So the follwoing thursday I went to my doc back home.
She said - see a physio its muscular. I went home, woke up at 2 am with tingling along my spine on the left side, and in my fingers along with a numb face. I called out of hours doc and went to see them at the hospital. He said - see a neurologist. To get that referral I had to go back to my origianl GP and say I wanted to see a neurologist - she doubted me but reluctantly wrote a referral.
Over the next two weeks I slept like Ive never slept before and to be honest my initial feeling of illness and tingling largely left me though I still felt a bit weak and the pain in my hip remained.
I saw my neuro on Friday and he did some strength tests and the old touch finger to nose stuff. He seemed to suggest nothing was wrong but said he was would do an MRI to dot the i's and cross the t's...
I then travelled to a funeral this weekend and my GOD I fell rough now. I got back yesterday and I have a burning pain in my left hip around to my lower spine and it has spread to my right side as well. I now have a pain in my arms like something pressing on my funny bone. Tingling pain in my wrists and a definate pain in my tendons of my left leg and in my right knee.
My grip is strong and generally I can push against the neurologist with my legs but I am starting to feel weakness when climbing or descending stairs. My leg shakes when I extend it (like to push something with your toe) and I am also getting intermittent twitching - not severe but more than I would ever normally have. Symptoms are worse at night though twitching is worse in the mornings.
My MRI is in 2 days and if its blank Im going to get dropped by this neurologist. Im sure of that. Any ideas on whether this is ALS or what tests I should be asking for to rule it out or confirm it?
Does tingling/numbness sound familiar and what about a severe pain that gets worse following activity. At the moment I would say Im not paralysed in any part of my body though my legs are getting weaker around the hips and knees.
Any help really appreciated.
Big Love
T