t188
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Hi,
I am hypochondriac and I easily get stressed over diseases.
About a year ago I had weird twitches in my arm and I went to neurologist and he did basic neurological exam and some blood work and said I am fine: I went second time few months later because I had weird tingling in both arms few times a week: he said I am fine. Everything disappeared. That was about a year ago.
Now, I again feel twitching in my left bicep that have been going on for a month on and off. It stopped in my left bicep and started in my right bicep and it is going away, and now I start feeling as if my left arm and leg are weaker.
Now, I had the same vague feeling of weakness on one side of my body before in the past (when I thought I was dying of brain tumor), so I am wondering whether this is stress or should I go to neurologist again?
Any way to get a clue on whether it is real weakness or not? Basically here is what I have: leg and arm on the left side feel more tired or even slighly sore, but when I go to the gym they perform as well as the right side. It is just that I feel they are more tired and weak. Sometimes in the beginning of this (about 2-3 weeks ago) I was able to forget about and the problem would disappear, but lately I think about it 24/7 and it seems to be there all the time.
Can ALS start simultaneously in both leg and arm on a side of a body? Or does it usually start in one limb?
I read that ALS incidence is about 1 out of 100,000 and out of those 0.03 are below 38 years of age and I am 28 so I was thinking at least odds are on my side...
Any suggestions?
I am hypochondriac and I easily get stressed over diseases.
About a year ago I had weird twitches in my arm and I went to neurologist and he did basic neurological exam and some blood work and said I am fine: I went second time few months later because I had weird tingling in both arms few times a week: he said I am fine. Everything disappeared. That was about a year ago.
Now, I again feel twitching in my left bicep that have been going on for a month on and off. It stopped in my left bicep and started in my right bicep and it is going away, and now I start feeling as if my left arm and leg are weaker.
Now, I had the same vague feeling of weakness on one side of my body before in the past (when I thought I was dying of brain tumor), so I am wondering whether this is stress or should I go to neurologist again?
Any way to get a clue on whether it is real weakness or not? Basically here is what I have: leg and arm on the left side feel more tired or even slighly sore, but when I go to the gym they perform as well as the right side. It is just that I feel they are more tired and weak. Sometimes in the beginning of this (about 2-3 weeks ago) I was able to forget about and the problem would disappear, but lately I think about it 24/7 and it seems to be there all the time.
Can ALS start simultaneously in both leg and arm on a side of a body? Or does it usually start in one limb?
I read that ALS incidence is about 1 out of 100,000 and out of those 0.03 are below 38 years of age and I am 28 so I was thinking at least odds are on my side...
Any suggestions?