chopper27
New member
- Joined
- Oct 29, 2014
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- 6
- Reason
- Learn about ALS
- Country
- UK
- State
- midlothian
- City
- edinburgh
hi all, this is my very first post and while im writing it i am very emotional. i recently discovered twitching that started off in my claves, this was about 12 weeks ago now, two weeks into these symtoms the twitching moved into other areas of my body, thighs, bum, arms, chin, nose, i became terriefied and went to see my gp, who wasnt interested and just said it was probably benign fasciculations. however in the time since i have had twitching in my right thumb, and it became very painfull, im pretty sure there has been muscle wastage that has followed and now my left thumb has been affected, im having really excrutiating pain and shooting pains in my thumb area. im pretty sure the fatty area of the thumb has lost muscle mass, my grip for now is good and no muscle weakness as of yet. another symptom is feeling really tired all the time, which is unusual for me as i have always been active. i can feel my entire body pulse when im lying on my back and trying to relax although the anxiaty is killing me. ive decided to go private and see a Neurologist and have an appointment this tuesday. im a 27 year old male and im finding this very difficult to deal with, i cant stop thinking about it. is there any hope that someone can give me as to something else that it could be or is als the obvious?! thanks to all who read and reply, very scared.