stuidh
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- Feb 9, 2010
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Ok, this all started about 6 months ago when I went over on my ankle when I was out. Even though it didn't seem like a bad injury at the time, my ankle swelled up massively. Around about the same time, I noticed a persistent twitch under my right eye, I was getting the twitch on and off for about a week. This twitch went away, but after a couple of days, all of a sudden I started getting twitches EVERYWHERE. These have continued over the months and recently I've noticed some other worrying symptoms.
My left leg seems to be noticeably smaller than my right. I'm positive this is because the muscles have atrophied. I haven't had any other falls or anything, and I'm still able to walk on my heels and my toes, but I'm worried this could be the beginning of ALS. Also, this leg has been a hotspot for fasciculations in the last couple of days.
Also, I've noticed lately that I've found it harder to induce a gag reflex. I used to have quite a sensitive gag reflex but now I need to poke around for a few seconds before a gag reflex is induced. Coupled with this I feel like Saliva is getting stuck in my throat.
I'm sorry if this sounds silly to everyone but I really do think there's something wrong with me. My Dr has put the twitching down to anxiety ahd hasn't sent me for any further tests.
My left leg seems to be noticeably smaller than my right. I'm positive this is because the muscles have atrophied. I haven't had any other falls or anything, and I'm still able to walk on my heels and my toes, but I'm worried this could be the beginning of ALS. Also, this leg has been a hotspot for fasciculations in the last couple of days.
Also, I've noticed lately that I've found it harder to induce a gag reflex. I used to have quite a sensitive gag reflex but now I need to poke around for a few seconds before a gag reflex is induced. Coupled with this I feel like Saliva is getting stuck in my throat.
I'm sorry if this sounds silly to everyone but I really do think there's something wrong with me. My Dr has put the twitching down to anxiety ahd hasn't sent me for any further tests.