horevo
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Hi all,
I was on here about a year ago after I started twitching back in December of 09. You were all very helpful then in reassuring me that I probably do not have ALS and I was able to put it out of my mind and stop worrying about it until now. I am a 29 y/o female and I was pregnant and miscarried about 3 weeks ago. Since then, I noticed that my symptoms got worse, or sort of flared up. I am still having the all over muscle twitching, as it never stopped, and my right leg still feels weaker than the left. I found out I have IT band syndrome which could explain the pain and instability in my right leg. THe worst symptom, however is my speech. It seems like this has since gotten worse, but even more frustrating people can't notice. I have a lot of fatigue when I talk and I am having difficiculty saying certain words. My husband hasn't noticed anything different, nor has anyone else for that matter, but I notice and My tongue feels thin and floppy. I have bitten my tongue on occassion and I am having some difficulty moving the food around in my mouth. I have had all of these symptoms for about a year and a half and twitching for 2 years. I had 4 clean EMG's last year and I have all normal clinical exams with Neuros. I'm still really concerned that these are early symptoms and they haven't come out yet. Is it possible that I've had symptoms for about 2 years and that they still haven't come out yet for others to notice? I had another clinical exam with a neurologist today and it was completely normal. She didn't spend too much time with my oral muscles, she just aske me to stick my tongue out and looked at it at rest as well. She also said she doesn't hear anything abnormal about my speech... Does anyone have any suggestions or any advice? Does this sound like it could be early ALS? Would I have had more prominant symptoms by now?
Please help. I think you are all amazing people and I am grateful for all you do for others.
I was on here about a year ago after I started twitching back in December of 09. You were all very helpful then in reassuring me that I probably do not have ALS and I was able to put it out of my mind and stop worrying about it until now. I am a 29 y/o female and I was pregnant and miscarried about 3 weeks ago. Since then, I noticed that my symptoms got worse, or sort of flared up. I am still having the all over muscle twitching, as it never stopped, and my right leg still feels weaker than the left. I found out I have IT band syndrome which could explain the pain and instability in my right leg. THe worst symptom, however is my speech. It seems like this has since gotten worse, but even more frustrating people can't notice. I have a lot of fatigue when I talk and I am having difficiculty saying certain words. My husband hasn't noticed anything different, nor has anyone else for that matter, but I notice and My tongue feels thin and floppy. I have bitten my tongue on occassion and I am having some difficulty moving the food around in my mouth. I have had all of these symptoms for about a year and a half and twitching for 2 years. I had 4 clean EMG's last year and I have all normal clinical exams with Neuros. I'm still really concerned that these are early symptoms and they haven't come out yet. Is it possible that I've had symptoms for about 2 years and that they still haven't come out yet for others to notice? I had another clinical exam with a neurologist today and it was completely normal. She didn't spend too much time with my oral muscles, she just aske me to stick my tongue out and looked at it at rest as well. She also said she doesn't hear anything abnormal about my speech... Does anyone have any suggestions or any advice? Does this sound like it could be early ALS? Would I have had more prominant symptoms by now?
Please help. I think you are all amazing people and I am grateful for all you do for others.