NickoleF
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- Sep 27, 2014
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- St.Louis
OK so for the past 2 years my husband has been going through the hell. It all started with weakness in his legs that over time caused pain which made it worse. He know just has the feeling he says of having to remind his legs to walk when he first stands up or gets out of the car. At work he has to climb into his mail truck in a certain way so that he doesn't get a charlie horse. He has gotten more of the these in the past 2 years than ever before. Now he says his legs are just weak and he sometimes just slides them around because he is afraid he is going to fall.
A year ago he fainted in the bathroom and hit his head really bad on the stone floor. No on e knows why he fainted and that was the only time it happened. He got a concussion and has a headache everyday since than some better than others but its always there he says.In the past month he woke up one morning with extreme back pain in one location of his spine. the slightest touch gives him pain there. The doctor took an x ray and said that they could see muscle spasms and when he goes to the neurologist to let them know.
His hands are weak. He says they feel like he has carpal tunnel in them because he can't lift the way he used to. I think I have listed all his issues besides insomnia and difficulty staying asleep when he goes to sleep. He literally will wake up every 4 hours from sleeping he can't sleep longer than that.
His Opa died 3 years ago of ALS and it took forever for them to find out what it was because he was in a car accident that messed up his knee pretty good and the doctors kept telling him all his symptoms were due to the accident. I just don't want to wait that long to know and the doctor is already sending him to a neurologist for his symptoms so from people who really know the disease what do you think. He is 33yrs old and we have 5 kids so be honest with me.
Thank you!
A year ago he fainted in the bathroom and hit his head really bad on the stone floor. No on e knows why he fainted and that was the only time it happened. He got a concussion and has a headache everyday since than some better than others but its always there he says.In the past month he woke up one morning with extreme back pain in one location of his spine. the slightest touch gives him pain there. The doctor took an x ray and said that they could see muscle spasms and when he goes to the neurologist to let them know.
His hands are weak. He says they feel like he has carpal tunnel in them because he can't lift the way he used to. I think I have listed all his issues besides insomnia and difficulty staying asleep when he goes to sleep. He literally will wake up every 4 hours from sleeping he can't sleep longer than that.
His Opa died 3 years ago of ALS and it took forever for them to find out what it was because he was in a car accident that messed up his knee pretty good and the doctors kept telling him all his symptoms were due to the accident. I just don't want to wait that long to know and the doctor is already sending him to a neurologist for his symptoms so from people who really know the disease what do you think. He is 33yrs old and we have 5 kids so be honest with me.
Thank you!