Alexandre
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- Jun 2, 2009
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- Learn about ALS
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Hi,
Sorry , I'm here again. In my last post I said I noticed , what I think, is atrophy in my hand. Well, I went to the neurologist with it, this man is a neuromusc. specialist.
He said he didn't think this was atrophy because I have no weakness that he could detect.
He asked me to place my hand flat on the table with the thumb next to the index finger to see if the 'bulk mass ' is the same, and it is.
However when I hold something you can clearly see a big difference with my other hand. I'm very confused. I also feel very tiny tickling (twitches?) in that place. I also have the feeling I'm having little trouble with my thumb.
I really don't want to bug you with my questions but this 'atrophy thing' has really scared me. I know if this is atrophy that it could be something other than ALS but combined with the fascics...in don't know....
I've attatched a pic here - it's the right hand. The dent is deeper than the picture showes and stretches to the index finger
I'm so confused that the neuro didn't notice the atrophy. Could the neuro have missed the atrophy? What do you think of the hand?
thank you very much
Sorry , I'm here again. In my last post I said I noticed , what I think, is atrophy in my hand. Well, I went to the neurologist with it, this man is a neuromusc. specialist.
He said he didn't think this was atrophy because I have no weakness that he could detect.
He asked me to place my hand flat on the table with the thumb next to the index finger to see if the 'bulk mass ' is the same, and it is.
However when I hold something you can clearly see a big difference with my other hand. I'm very confused. I also feel very tiny tickling (twitches?) in that place. I also have the feeling I'm having little trouble with my thumb.
I really don't want to bug you with my questions but this 'atrophy thing' has really scared me. I know if this is atrophy that it could be something other than ALS but combined with the fascics...in don't know....
I've attatched a pic here - it's the right hand. The dent is deeper than the picture showes and stretches to the index finger
I'm so confused that the neuro didn't notice the atrophy. Could the neuro have missed the atrophy? What do you think of the hand?
thank you very much