Becca26
New member
- Joined
- Jan 16, 2012
- Messages
- 4
- Reason
- Learn about ALS
- Country
- NZ
- State
- Horowhenua
- City
- Levin
Hi all,
I have read all the stickies so I hope I'm clean to post has have ruled out hypochrondira and or anxiety
Started experiencing on and off flank pain back in Oct 2011 that the docs treated with meds for suspected stomach ulcer. It seem to relieve it.
Then in december I had one tingly thumb and strange crampy feeling in right bicep muscle, central stabbing upper back pain and intermittent front shoulder pain that my doc said could be a pinched nerve and to use a neck foam support and itll hopefully go away.
I used the foam suppport but it made my neck sore and instead of it going away the strange, charlie horse feelings in my right arm got worse and had began to feel the same feeling in right calf muscle.
I went to my doc last week and he did an urgent referral to a neuro who I was suppose to hear back from (whom I havent yet).
What now worries me is that in around 6 days it had gone from just being an uncomfortable strange crampy feeling in right arm and leg to being in all my limbs and an odd sensation in the centre of my abdomen. My right ankle feels weak and when I walk my legs almost don't feel like mine. My fingers feel stiff and almost swollen and when I try to put my hands on my hips my right wrist gives out.
I constantly feel like my legs have just been for a run and arms have just lifted weights; it doesnt let up, it feels like this 24/7. Also terrible back cramps.
Brushing my hair feels like my muscles have done a work out. I often get woken up in the middle of the night becaase the sensations and cramps and twitches are driving me insane. I also have this shaking feeling inside that feels like Ive had to much coffee that just won't go away.
Ive had all the bloods done to rule out any imbalances in my body and they're all fine, had a back and chest Xray, fine and an ultrasound of internal organs and they fine.
Doctor said today she suspects MS or Motor Neurone Disease and then told me not to worry. Ive been on the verge of a mental breakdown for weeks.
Is what I'm experiencing sound like ALS symptoms or something else? WOuld ALS progress this quickly in 1 month or am I going insane! Please someone say the latter!
My regards
Rebecca
I have read all the stickies so I hope I'm clean to post has have ruled out hypochrondira and or anxiety
Started experiencing on and off flank pain back in Oct 2011 that the docs treated with meds for suspected stomach ulcer. It seem to relieve it.
Then in december I had one tingly thumb and strange crampy feeling in right bicep muscle, central stabbing upper back pain and intermittent front shoulder pain that my doc said could be a pinched nerve and to use a neck foam support and itll hopefully go away.
I used the foam suppport but it made my neck sore and instead of it going away the strange, charlie horse feelings in my right arm got worse and had began to feel the same feeling in right calf muscle.
I went to my doc last week and he did an urgent referral to a neuro who I was suppose to hear back from (whom I havent yet).
What now worries me is that in around 6 days it had gone from just being an uncomfortable strange crampy feeling in right arm and leg to being in all my limbs and an odd sensation in the centre of my abdomen. My right ankle feels weak and when I walk my legs almost don't feel like mine. My fingers feel stiff and almost swollen and when I try to put my hands on my hips my right wrist gives out.
I constantly feel like my legs have just been for a run and arms have just lifted weights; it doesnt let up, it feels like this 24/7. Also terrible back cramps.
Brushing my hair feels like my muscles have done a work out. I often get woken up in the middle of the night becaase the sensations and cramps and twitches are driving me insane. I also have this shaking feeling inside that feels like Ive had to much coffee that just won't go away.
Ive had all the bloods done to rule out any imbalances in my body and they're all fine, had a back and chest Xray, fine and an ultrasound of internal organs and they fine.
Doctor said today she suspects MS or Motor Neurone Disease and then told me not to worry. Ive been on the verge of a mental breakdown for weeks.
Is what I'm experiencing sound like ALS symptoms or something else? WOuld ALS progress this quickly in 1 month or am I going insane! Please someone say the latter!
My regards
Rebecca