michael1983
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Hello all-
Over the past 3 weeks I have had some weird symptoms. It started with a numb feeling in both of my arms from the elbow to my fingers, with an increased numb feeling in my forearms. The numbness was not the feeling like a limb fell asleep (pins and needles), but more like I had been given a mild anesthetic. After about two weeks the numbness has mostly gone but both of my forearms get fatigued really easily, almost like I have done an extensive workout. My triceps tend to feel overexerted as well. Sometimes I get very mild pain in my wrists. I get some bouts of numbness every now and then but they come and go. I don't have any noticeable loss of fine motor skills, but fatigue is present in my forearms. Even typing this paragraph causes a burning/fatigue feeling in my forearms. I have also had muscle twitches for a couple of years now, usually occurring once every 20-30 minutes in various parts of my body and lasting a couple of seconds. I went to my GP and he thinks it is a pinched nerve in my neck...does that sound right? Does ALS ever present bilaterally? I'm sorry to be posting here if I am way off in my concerns, but I am concerned it may be early symptoms of ALS because my grandfather died of ALS when he was 58, so it immediately came to my mind. Any thoughts? Thanks in advance.
Over the past 3 weeks I have had some weird symptoms. It started with a numb feeling in both of my arms from the elbow to my fingers, with an increased numb feeling in my forearms. The numbness was not the feeling like a limb fell asleep (pins and needles), but more like I had been given a mild anesthetic. After about two weeks the numbness has mostly gone but both of my forearms get fatigued really easily, almost like I have done an extensive workout. My triceps tend to feel overexerted as well. Sometimes I get very mild pain in my wrists. I get some bouts of numbness every now and then but they come and go. I don't have any noticeable loss of fine motor skills, but fatigue is present in my forearms. Even typing this paragraph causes a burning/fatigue feeling in my forearms. I have also had muscle twitches for a couple of years now, usually occurring once every 20-30 minutes in various parts of my body and lasting a couple of seconds. I went to my GP and he thinks it is a pinched nerve in my neck...does that sound right? Does ALS ever present bilaterally? I'm sorry to be posting here if I am way off in my concerns, but I am concerned it may be early symptoms of ALS because my grandfather died of ALS when he was 58, so it immediately came to my mind. Any thoughts? Thanks in advance.