Valin
New member
- Joined
- Jun 21, 2011
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- Reason
- Learn about ALS
- Country
- CA
- State
- Quebec
- City
- Montreal
Hi, it is my first time on a forum but my level of concerns is pretty high right now. I hope somebody would have an idea of what is going on It all started three months ago with paresthesias on my left side and weakness on the right. I had an MRI of brain and cervical spine coming back with a mild spinal stenosis C5-C6 that I already had from previous surgery for a serious cord compression in 2004.
Doctor said this cannot explain the symptoms.
After three weeks, the paresthesias were gone, my balance and my weakness on the right seemed better but I started having fasciculations all over my body and my throat felt very tight and painful. I had an EMG (tongue and limbs), it came back clean. Next appointment with neuro in two months.
And then I started having swallowing difficulties with some food, they get stuck at the back of my throat and I need water to wash it down otherwise it comes back through my nose. Then the pain was gone in my throat, my limbs felt better and I though everything would come back to normal but after 7 good days, it is all coming back. Now there is no pain in my throat but it feels like something is missing and the swallowing difficulties are there all the time, the weakness is back on my right side and I noticed some muscle wasting on both sides of my left hand (it looks like somebody had pull all the air from it). Three months ago I was a perfectly active and healthy 49 year old woman and now I feel like my body is giving up on me. Has anybody seen or heard such a quick presentation of ALS? Thanks J.
Doctor said this cannot explain the symptoms.
After three weeks, the paresthesias were gone, my balance and my weakness on the right seemed better but I started having fasciculations all over my body and my throat felt very tight and painful. I had an EMG (tongue and limbs), it came back clean. Next appointment with neuro in two months.
And then I started having swallowing difficulties with some food, they get stuck at the back of my throat and I need water to wash it down otherwise it comes back through my nose. Then the pain was gone in my throat, my limbs felt better and I though everything would come back to normal but after 7 good days, it is all coming back. Now there is no pain in my throat but it feels like something is missing and the swallowing difficulties are there all the time, the weakness is back on my right side and I noticed some muscle wasting on both sides of my left hand (it looks like somebody had pull all the air from it). Three months ago I was a perfectly active and healthy 49 year old woman and now I feel like my body is giving up on me. Has anybody seen or heard such a quick presentation of ALS? Thanks J.