Llodent
New member
- Joined
- Feb 10, 2014
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- Learn about ALS
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- UK
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- England
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- London
Hi Ive just joined this forum, I'm a 17 year old who only found out what ALS was yesterday and now I'm really freaked out that I'm gonna die in 2 years or so
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I really value life, and my biggest fear is it getting taken away from me before Ive even lived it...My life is being ruined my anxiety at the moment and being worried about this disease is the lowest of the low..Ive never felt so anxious! I don't feel like doing anything because anxiety is just taking over my life
Basically like 8 months ago I had a fasciculation in my arm, I get them in different places ever since now..Sometimes in my thigh, Sometimes in my right arm, either bicep or tricep and sometimes in my left arm either tricep or bicep, sometimes in my face..Like under my eye. Sometimes they are little fasciculations and sometimes it's like shaking(Woke up from a nap the other week and hand was shaking a little bit for about 2 minutes) .. But they last no longer than about 5 minutes each time..Some only like 2 minutes and some only a few seconds, I didn't get them often but the past week Ive noticed them more probably because Ive been more focused on them. I haven't been worried about them for 8 months but yesterday when my arm started shaking I decided to google and came across Motor neuron diseases and got so freaked out! I mentioned this shaking and twitching to my dad and he says he gets them all the time and always has.
Since It's been 8 months since these have started and I don't show any signs of weakness shall I just forget about ALS, Today I looked what my strength was like and I am still able to lift my dumbells, Do 100 pushups throughout the day (20 every 2-4 hours) and run/jog. In the past 8 months that Ive had these I am still able to play football 3 times a week so show no signs of weakness at all.
What I do have is an anxiety disorder, I'm a massive hypochondriac... Over the past year Ive gone through thinking I have pneumonia, bowel cancer, lymphoma, leukemia, bone tumours, oral cancer, eye cancer, penile cancer, heart cancer, heart diseases, brain tumour and now ALS! I'm hoping since Ive turned to not have any of these diseases that the chances are that I don't have ALS! But I'm still terrified! I have an appointment to see a psychiatrist soon about my anxiety.
Since I'm 17 and from what Ive described shall I stop worrying? Especially since the twitching/shaking has gone on for 8 months and I haven't had any other symptoms...I'm unsure what the chances of getting ALS at my age are so I apprecaite anyone who helps me with my worries on this post!
!I really value life, and my biggest fear is it getting taken away from me before Ive even lived it...My life is being ruined my anxiety at the moment and being worried about this disease is the lowest of the low..Ive never felt so anxious! I don't feel like doing anything because anxiety is just taking over my life
Basically like 8 months ago I had a fasciculation in my arm, I get them in different places ever since now..Sometimes in my thigh, Sometimes in my right arm, either bicep or tricep and sometimes in my left arm either tricep or bicep, sometimes in my face..Like under my eye. Sometimes they are little fasciculations and sometimes it's like shaking(Woke up from a nap the other week and hand was shaking a little bit for about 2 minutes) .. But they last no longer than about 5 minutes each time..Some only like 2 minutes and some only a few seconds, I didn't get them often but the past week Ive noticed them more probably because Ive been more focused on them. I haven't been worried about them for 8 months but yesterday when my arm started shaking I decided to google and came across Motor neuron diseases and got so freaked out! I mentioned this shaking and twitching to my dad and he says he gets them all the time and always has.
Since It's been 8 months since these have started and I don't show any signs of weakness shall I just forget about ALS, Today I looked what my strength was like and I am still able to lift my dumbells, Do 100 pushups throughout the day (20 every 2-4 hours) and run/jog. In the past 8 months that Ive had these I am still able to play football 3 times a week so show no signs of weakness at all.
What I do have is an anxiety disorder, I'm a massive hypochondriac... Over the past year Ive gone through thinking I have pneumonia, bowel cancer, lymphoma, leukemia, bone tumours, oral cancer, eye cancer, penile cancer, heart cancer, heart diseases, brain tumour and now ALS! I'm hoping since Ive turned to not have any of these diseases that the chances are that I don't have ALS! But I'm still terrified! I have an appointment to see a psychiatrist soon about my anxiety.
Since I'm 17 and from what Ive described shall I stop worrying? Especially since the twitching/shaking has gone on for 8 months and I haven't had any other symptoms...I'm unsure what the chances of getting ALS at my age are so I apprecaite anyone who helps me with my worries on this post!
