Helping hands
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- Sep 9, 2014
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- Lost a loved one
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Hi everyone,
I grew up in the care of my aunty who I nursed through mnd 12 months ago, on my own. For the last few months I had been having worrying symptoms, ie legs felt weak, shaky and juddering muscles, excess saliva. My shoulders judder when lifting or rolling, as do ankles and when I bend over. I got referred to a neurologist who did a full exam, strength test etc and he said no symptoms of mnd but I had 'brisk reflexes'. He did not comment on the juddering and shaky muscles. He did not expand on the reflexes and I was too scared to ask any questions. I'm now panicking about brisk reflexes, is this anything I should worry about? Also, are juddering muscles anything I should worry about, I.e. Ask a second opinion? I'm so sorry to ask on here but I lurked on the forum for a while and gained a lot of support for my aunty from everyone here. I feel like maybe I am suffering from trauma but I just wanted some advice from people knowledgable and then perhaps I need some therapy? Thank you very much in advance, I am truly grateful for anyone who takes the time to read and respond, my life is in tatters at the moment.
I grew up in the care of my aunty who I nursed through mnd 12 months ago, on my own. For the last few months I had been having worrying symptoms, ie legs felt weak, shaky and juddering muscles, excess saliva. My shoulders judder when lifting or rolling, as do ankles and when I bend over. I got referred to a neurologist who did a full exam, strength test etc and he said no symptoms of mnd but I had 'brisk reflexes'. He did not comment on the juddering and shaky muscles. He did not expand on the reflexes and I was too scared to ask any questions. I'm now panicking about brisk reflexes, is this anything I should worry about? Also, are juddering muscles anything I should worry about, I.e. Ask a second opinion? I'm so sorry to ask on here but I lurked on the forum for a while and gained a lot of support for my aunty from everyone here. I feel like maybe I am suffering from trauma but I just wanted some advice from people knowledgable and then perhaps I need some therapy? Thank you very much in advance, I am truly grateful for anyone who takes the time to read and respond, my life is in tatters at the moment.