ineedsomeadvice
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Hi Everybody,
I'm hoping I can get some advice. I have some symptoms that I've been trying to ignore and would like to know if it sounds like ALS. I do not have insurance so it will be difficult to get a diagnosis.
About 6 months ago, after riding my bike, my left arm began to shake/tremor. It didn't last long but was alarming. i thought it was a pinched nerve. A few days later, i forgot about my arm and got a terrible sinus infection which lasted about 20 days. I let it ride out and after it ended, i had pressure behind my left eye (which felt like i was looking out of a lens on glasses in one eye), vertigo, lightheaded, sensitivity to light, and what felt like hypoglycemia. I also began to have a left jaw, neck, and arm tremor. The left arm that was shaking after my bike ride has a tremor even when sleeping, but it is intermittent. I thought maybe I had a brain tumor but the symptoms weren't consistent every day.
About a month ago I also started to get shaking when standing or walking, and muscle twitching everywhere. I'm only 39 and the difficulty walking is intermittent. My concern about ALS is that my left arm is weak, even though I can lift heavy objects. But, there is definitely shaking that accompanies it. The twitching is all over but mostly in the left arm. I was originally thinking parkinsons but these twitches are making me concerned that it is ALS. Can someone give me some advice or opinions about my symptoms? I know weakness and twitching together can't be good :roll:
Thank you
I'm hoping I can get some advice. I have some symptoms that I've been trying to ignore and would like to know if it sounds like ALS. I do not have insurance so it will be difficult to get a diagnosis.
About 6 months ago, after riding my bike, my left arm began to shake/tremor. It didn't last long but was alarming. i thought it was a pinched nerve. A few days later, i forgot about my arm and got a terrible sinus infection which lasted about 20 days. I let it ride out and after it ended, i had pressure behind my left eye (which felt like i was looking out of a lens on glasses in one eye), vertigo, lightheaded, sensitivity to light, and what felt like hypoglycemia. I also began to have a left jaw, neck, and arm tremor. The left arm that was shaking after my bike ride has a tremor even when sleeping, but it is intermittent. I thought maybe I had a brain tumor but the symptoms weren't consistent every day.
About a month ago I also started to get shaking when standing or walking, and muscle twitching everywhere. I'm only 39 and the difficulty walking is intermittent. My concern about ALS is that my left arm is weak, even though I can lift heavy objects. But, there is definitely shaking that accompanies it. The twitching is all over but mostly in the left arm. I was originally thinking parkinsons but these twitches are making me concerned that it is ALS. Can someone give me some advice or opinions about my symptoms? I know weakness and twitching together can't be good :roll:
Thank you