sjc686
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Once again: thanks to everyone for your responses. I majorly appreciate each one, so—thank you!
Just a quick update: I spoke to my neurologist today; I explained my left hand clumsiness and the facial symptoms I've been experiencing. I now have a brain and cervical spine MRI scheduled for the 30th.
I've been experiencing difficulties with my left hand for a few months now, it's only been fairly recently (within the past week or two) that I've really taken notice to its awkwardness. It fatigues very quickly, shakes/tremors subtly upon resting and rather noticeably during and after exertion (ie—I was scrubbing my bathtub out the other day, and afterward, whenever I'd move or extend my left hand, it'd tremble really violently). Smaller movements (turning the dial on the radiator, fiddling my phone out of my pocket) seem to take a lot longer than normal, that they require a lot more concentration... And the flesh on my palm between each digit is less defined than my right hand. I find it odd I am left handed, that it feels and looks weaker. Its movements are clumsier, I've noticed many more errors whenever I'm typing... Etc., etc.
Another strange thing that I've been noticing is that whenever I hold my phone up to my ear, my arm will start to feel as though it's being worked out—that I'm feeling the burn from lifting weights... I frequently have to switch my phone to my opposite hand whenever I'm using it to subdue that sensation. Never had that before, until very recently.
Anyhow, the neuro wants a scan with and without contrast of both my brain and spine. He didn't exactly explain what he was looking for, but wrote MS on the order.
So, the facial weakness, weak left arm and hand, full-body twitching... all still there. I can't think of anything that I did to my left hand that would make it feel weaker.
There's my update... Thoughts?
(Link to my previous thread: Concerns over ALS/MND symptoms)
Just a quick update: I spoke to my neurologist today; I explained my left hand clumsiness and the facial symptoms I've been experiencing. I now have a brain and cervical spine MRI scheduled for the 30th.
I've been experiencing difficulties with my left hand for a few months now, it's only been fairly recently (within the past week or two) that I've really taken notice to its awkwardness. It fatigues very quickly, shakes/tremors subtly upon resting and rather noticeably during and after exertion (ie—I was scrubbing my bathtub out the other day, and afterward, whenever I'd move or extend my left hand, it'd tremble really violently). Smaller movements (turning the dial on the radiator, fiddling my phone out of my pocket) seem to take a lot longer than normal, that they require a lot more concentration... And the flesh on my palm between each digit is less defined than my right hand. I find it odd I am left handed, that it feels and looks weaker. Its movements are clumsier, I've noticed many more errors whenever I'm typing... Etc., etc.
Another strange thing that I've been noticing is that whenever I hold my phone up to my ear, my arm will start to feel as though it's being worked out—that I'm feeling the burn from lifting weights... I frequently have to switch my phone to my opposite hand whenever I'm using it to subdue that sensation. Never had that before, until very recently.
Anyhow, the neuro wants a scan with and without contrast of both my brain and spine. He didn't exactly explain what he was looking for, but wrote MS on the order.
So, the facial weakness, weak left arm and hand, full-body twitching... all still there. I can't think of anything that I did to my left hand that would make it feel weaker.
There's my update... Thoughts?
(Link to my previous thread: Concerns over ALS/MND symptoms)