mbdavis1976
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Hi everyone,
I'm a 34 year old male and I began experiencing some symptoms about 2 weeks ago. Started with some tingling behind my right leg. Over the course of the following week i developed fasciculations and twitching in both my legs and sometimes in my arms and back. They seem to worsen at night. No real cramps with the twitching, just some muscle aches in my calves. No weakness (I was able to run a mile and work out at the gym for an hour yesterday). But since yesterday I seem to notice that after I eat I feel like there's something stuck in my throat. I'm able to swallow water and saliva just fine, no coughing. But last night I ate some popcorn and also had to take some medications and after both of these I was coughing because I felt like there was something in my throat. Again, no weakness in my arms or legs, just twitching. And no trouble swallowing water, saliva or speaking. Just a feeling like there was something stuck in my throat after eating popcorn and taking a couple pills. I'm really concerned about bulbar ALS or regular ALS. Would it be common for these symptoms to present at the same time? I have an appointment with a neurologist next week (already saw my doctor and had normal reflexes and strength testing) but I'm really having a lot of anxiety and I know I'm going to have a hard time waiting that long to see the neurologist.
Thanks for any input.
I'm a 34 year old male and I began experiencing some symptoms about 2 weeks ago. Started with some tingling behind my right leg. Over the course of the following week i developed fasciculations and twitching in both my legs and sometimes in my arms and back. They seem to worsen at night. No real cramps with the twitching, just some muscle aches in my calves. No weakness (I was able to run a mile and work out at the gym for an hour yesterday). But since yesterday I seem to notice that after I eat I feel like there's something stuck in my throat. I'm able to swallow water and saliva just fine, no coughing. But last night I ate some popcorn and also had to take some medications and after both of these I was coughing because I felt like there was something in my throat. Again, no weakness in my arms or legs, just twitching. And no trouble swallowing water, saliva or speaking. Just a feeling like there was something stuck in my throat after eating popcorn and taking a couple pills. I'm really concerned about bulbar ALS or regular ALS. Would it be common for these symptoms to present at the same time? I have an appointment with a neurologist next week (already saw my doctor and had normal reflexes and strength testing) but I'm really having a lot of anxiety and I know I'm going to have a hard time waiting that long to see the neurologist.
Thanks for any input.