Indonesianman
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- Sep 23, 2014
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- Learn about ALS
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- INA
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- Jakarta
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- Jakarta
this is my first post in this forum, so let me introduce myself
i'm male 25 years old, currently living in Jakarta, Indonesia (so i beg your pardon if my english not so good)
the last couple of months has been really stressful
it begins approx 3 months ago when i feel my right arms weakened, my grip on the right hand is not as strong as my left ( i am right dominant), my left hand got tired easily as i lift it up for holding my phone or reading newspaper. i also noticed my right thenar muscle is smaller than my left.
as i can't stand it anymore, a month ago, after some googling i decided to go see a neurologist. he diagnosed me with Carpal Tunnel Syndrome and gave me some medication. after 2 appointment i don't feel any good progress.
a week ago i noticed weakness on my right foot, it got easily tired and cramps after a long walk (this is not happening in my left foot). as i observe more, i noticed that my foot arch on the right is higher than the left the muscle near it is also looks wasted. as i use it for walking and standing, i notice that my inner right foot (where the arch is) is not touching the ground, it fells really obvious compared to my left foot. it also seems like my right shoe feels loose as if it were bigger than the left one.
i can still hop on the stairs with no problems, but it feels awkward when im walking as all parts of my left foot almost touch the ground (inner or outer) comparing to the right foot where only the outer part touch the ground.
as i grows scared day by day, last monday i decided to see another neurologist and tell him my conditions. he did some strength test on me. he asked me to lift both my hand, buttoned and unbuttoned my shirt, stand on my toes, stand with one leg and lift my body with one leg alternately. every single test seems to be no problem for me to perform.
he just said that i just need to do some gymnastic.
as i show him my thenar muscle and my foot he said he didn't noticed any atrophy.
last night i couldnt sleep at all, every time i'm about to enter the deep sleep my body trembles on its own (sleep jerking)
my appetite seems declining and my body got thinner (i dont know if this is due to i'm being stressed or something else).
anyone can give me some information about my cases?
i'm really grows scared day by day and the stress starts to taking toll on my daily work.
i'm male 25 years old, currently living in Jakarta, Indonesia (so i beg your pardon if my english not so good)
the last couple of months has been really stressful
it begins approx 3 months ago when i feel my right arms weakened, my grip on the right hand is not as strong as my left ( i am right dominant), my left hand got tired easily as i lift it up for holding my phone or reading newspaper. i also noticed my right thenar muscle is smaller than my left.
as i can't stand it anymore, a month ago, after some googling i decided to go see a neurologist. he diagnosed me with Carpal Tunnel Syndrome and gave me some medication. after 2 appointment i don't feel any good progress.
a week ago i noticed weakness on my right foot, it got easily tired and cramps after a long walk (this is not happening in my left foot). as i observe more, i noticed that my foot arch on the right is higher than the left the muscle near it is also looks wasted. as i use it for walking and standing, i notice that my inner right foot (where the arch is) is not touching the ground, it fells really obvious compared to my left foot. it also seems like my right shoe feels loose as if it were bigger than the left one.
i can still hop on the stairs with no problems, but it feels awkward when im walking as all parts of my left foot almost touch the ground (inner or outer) comparing to the right foot where only the outer part touch the ground.
as i grows scared day by day, last monday i decided to see another neurologist and tell him my conditions. he did some strength test on me. he asked me to lift both my hand, buttoned and unbuttoned my shirt, stand on my toes, stand with one leg and lift my body with one leg alternately. every single test seems to be no problem for me to perform.
he just said that i just need to do some gymnastic.
as i show him my thenar muscle and my foot he said he didn't noticed any atrophy.
last night i couldnt sleep at all, every time i'm about to enter the deep sleep my body trembles on its own (sleep jerking)
my appetite seems declining and my body got thinner (i dont know if this is due to i'm being stressed or something else).
anyone can give me some information about my cases?
i'm really grows scared day by day and the stress starts to taking toll on my daily work.