dragnman12
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- Sep 2, 2014
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- Learn about ALS
- Country
- US
- State
- Indiana
- City
- Indianapolis
Hi There,
I'm new to this forum, and first off, I want to say I really sympathize with all of those with ALS & all that have been affected by ALS. I come to this forum with the utmost respect for all of you, and my intent here is not to offend, but list my symptoms to see if they correlate at all w/ ALS.
First off, I am a 23-year-old male. I went to the ER last weekend & came out with a Bell's Palsy diagnosis (half (the right side) of my face is temporarily paralyzed due to inflammation of the cranial nerve). This is only supposed to be something that affects the face, but I started feeling some weakness in my right arm & leg. I don't know exactly how to describe the weakness, as I can still lift things, open bottles, walk on my toes/heels, etc, but it feels like both are almost heavy & weaker. Also, I get some twitching in both my right arm & leg.
I went on a run last night & when I came back, my right hip was in a lot of pain, and I thought that may have been because I was forced to run with ill-form due to some form of weakness in my leg (Not sure if this is actually what happened). Does ALS onset come on unilaterally in both arms & legs? I've freaked myself out a bit about ALS, so I wanted to come here to see if my symptoms align with possible ALS?
Thanks for taking time to read this & reply. I really appreciate it!
I'm new to this forum, and first off, I want to say I really sympathize with all of those with ALS & all that have been affected by ALS. I come to this forum with the utmost respect for all of you, and my intent here is not to offend, but list my symptoms to see if they correlate at all w/ ALS.
First off, I am a 23-year-old male. I went to the ER last weekend & came out with a Bell's Palsy diagnosis (half (the right side) of my face is temporarily paralyzed due to inflammation of the cranial nerve). This is only supposed to be something that affects the face, but I started feeling some weakness in my right arm & leg. I don't know exactly how to describe the weakness, as I can still lift things, open bottles, walk on my toes/heels, etc, but it feels like both are almost heavy & weaker. Also, I get some twitching in both my right arm & leg.
I went on a run last night & when I came back, my right hip was in a lot of pain, and I thought that may have been because I was forced to run with ill-form due to some form of weakness in my leg (Not sure if this is actually what happened). Does ALS onset come on unilaterally in both arms & legs? I've freaked myself out a bit about ALS, so I wanted to come here to see if my symptoms align with possible ALS?
Thanks for taking time to read this & reply. I really appreciate it!