ScaredArkansan
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- Joined
- Aug 27, 2012
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- Learn about ALS
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- US
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- arkansas
- City
- little rock
Hello all,
Well I am back again, I posted here at the end of August and since then some of my symptoms have abated but overall it seems to be a day by day thing. I did have almost a solid good months in December, my twitches while still present reduced in severity and frequency and some of the other stuff seemed to go away. However after that it seemed to go back to normal, I twitch all over, in certain postures a limb will tremble, my hand tremble fairly constantly the left typically worse than the right. The other day my chin and lips started twitching randomly but particularly when I have me head tilted back or my jaw closed, the twitching in my upper lip is slight but rapid fire. This morning I went through a phase where both of my hands were jerking seemingly at the wrist of their own accord, when completely relaxed it seems to get better.
When the twitching in my lips and chin began that whole region of my face has started to experience bouts of tingling. Yesterday my right hand was very sore near the center of the bone under my pinky finger and I have experienced this on both hands, in the same spot, from time to time since August. The weird thing is that it doesn't hurt to move or use the hand it will just be a little tight in that area and will hurt when flexed hard or touched. I can still work out, I lift 20lb dumbbells once or twice a week and have started a martial art once a week. After my first martial art class last week my legs were sore for 3 solid days. I also occasionally have aches and pains in joints or in random spots on a limb.
I know I am probably just stressing over nothing but it bothers me that this has gone on for so long. I try not to think about it and everyone around me seems to think that this is all in my head even though some times they see the twitches when pointed out. I just can't get this stuff out of my head and I am constantly worried about what this is and fearing the worst. Today my hands are doing the jerking thing so bad that it is slowing my typing down. I have a GP appointment today any questions I should ask him. Any thoughts concerns guys? I hate to keep coming back but last time everyone was very reassuring and I think it actually helped.
Well I am back again, I posted here at the end of August and since then some of my symptoms have abated but overall it seems to be a day by day thing. I did have almost a solid good months in December, my twitches while still present reduced in severity and frequency and some of the other stuff seemed to go away. However after that it seemed to go back to normal, I twitch all over, in certain postures a limb will tremble, my hand tremble fairly constantly the left typically worse than the right. The other day my chin and lips started twitching randomly but particularly when I have me head tilted back or my jaw closed, the twitching in my upper lip is slight but rapid fire. This morning I went through a phase where both of my hands were jerking seemingly at the wrist of their own accord, when completely relaxed it seems to get better.
When the twitching in my lips and chin began that whole region of my face has started to experience bouts of tingling. Yesterday my right hand was very sore near the center of the bone under my pinky finger and I have experienced this on both hands, in the same spot, from time to time since August. The weird thing is that it doesn't hurt to move or use the hand it will just be a little tight in that area and will hurt when flexed hard or touched. I can still work out, I lift 20lb dumbbells once or twice a week and have started a martial art once a week. After my first martial art class last week my legs were sore for 3 solid days. I also occasionally have aches and pains in joints or in random spots on a limb.
I know I am probably just stressing over nothing but it bothers me that this has gone on for so long. I try not to think about it and everyone around me seems to think that this is all in my head even though some times they see the twitches when pointed out. I just can't get this stuff out of my head and I am constantly worried about what this is and fearing the worst. Today my hands are doing the jerking thing so bad that it is slowing my typing down. I have a GP appointment today any questions I should ask him. Any thoughts concerns guys? I hate to keep coming back but last time everyone was very reassuring and I think it actually helped.