nikim1806
Member
- Joined
- Sep 19, 2010
- Messages
- 10
- Reason
- PALS
- Diagnosis
- 12/2010
- Country
- US
- State
- pa
- City
- State College
"While it's not 100% it is highly suspicious of ALS" so he has put me on Rilutek and said we should wait 3 months and see how it progresses.
Do I wait? get a second opinion? is this similar to how others were diagnosed? Do I wait to tell my family?
It started 9 months ago in my left hand,, at first it was just a bit of clumsy typing.
Within 4 months I couldn't use my left hand to "shift" at all and my speed on that hand is dramaticly slower, holding things is harder, i have to focus and push really hard to get myself to point with that hand and when i clap it feels more like my right arm is beating up my left than a clap.
In July I could still do a kartwheel but I tried one saturday and my arm buckled.
What do people think I should do or is waiting 3 months how this thing goes?
Do I wait? get a second opinion? is this similar to how others were diagnosed? Do I wait to tell my family?
It started 9 months ago in my left hand,, at first it was just a bit of clumsy typing.
Within 4 months I couldn't use my left hand to "shift" at all and my speed on that hand is dramaticly slower, holding things is harder, i have to focus and push really hard to get myself to point with that hand and when i clap it feels more like my right arm is beating up my left than a clap.
In July I could still do a kartwheel but I tried one saturday and my arm buckled.
What do people think I should do or is waiting 3 months how this thing goes?