garmstrong7
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- Joined
- Dec 10, 2009
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- Reason
- Learn about ALS
- Country
- CA
- State
- Ontario
- City
- Toronto
Hi all,
I know many people must post similar threads on here, but none the less I will still post this.
As far as I am concerned, I already have ALS and have not been diagnosed yet... but here are my symptoms:
I am a 29 year old male in good health. Out of the blue I started experiencing very noticeable weakness in my right hand/lower arm and right foot. This weakness has persisted for a number of months to date with no change. I find holding a cell phone difficult, easy to drop, exhausting to turn a key or switch gears in my car. My fingers feel clumsy and sometimes "freeze" and are sluggish when trying to perform detailed tasks. Some days it feels not quite as bad as others, but already my right hand is tiring writing this post. Every day I hope for an improvement but nothing.
In addition, I am experiencing light sleep/sleep disturbances every night that make me quite tired during the day. I do not have a history of depression, high job stress, or previous sleep problems.
My doctor has said he will "watch" my hand/arm but of course does not think I have a neurological disease. He ordered a sleep study. I feel that it must be an underlying symptom of motor degeneration... any thoughts?
Thank you for your time.
G.
I know many people must post similar threads on here, but none the less I will still post this.
As far as I am concerned, I already have ALS and have not been diagnosed yet... but here are my symptoms:
I am a 29 year old male in good health. Out of the blue I started experiencing very noticeable weakness in my right hand/lower arm and right foot. This weakness has persisted for a number of months to date with no change. I find holding a cell phone difficult, easy to drop, exhausting to turn a key or switch gears in my car. My fingers feel clumsy and sometimes "freeze" and are sluggish when trying to perform detailed tasks. Some days it feels not quite as bad as others, but already my right hand is tiring writing this post. Every day I hope for an improvement but nothing.
In addition, I am experiencing light sleep/sleep disturbances every night that make me quite tired during the day. I do not have a history of depression, high job stress, or previous sleep problems.
My doctor has said he will "watch" my hand/arm but of course does not think I have a neurological disease. He ordered a sleep study. I feel that it must be an underlying symptom of motor degeneration... any thoughts?
Thank you for your time.
G.