cougar9000
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I saw this on the sticky, and hoped someone could elaborate:
If you can do normal things, but it is more difficult, you do not have ALS. If you used to be able to do 100 curls and now one arm can only do 50; that is not ALS. If you used to run 2 miles and now you can only run 1; that is not ALS. If you used to run 2 miles and now you can’t lift up one of your feet, you may have clinical weakness.
Does this mean you just all of a sudden notice one day that you can't lift up a foot or arm, with no warning before that?
I'm feeling weakness in both forearms/hands -- but I can sort of feel the weakness, like the muscles are tender when I squeeze them, its a feeling where my tendency is to massage the area....I have a neurology appt in January, but until then I was just wondering if I maybe just have a repetitive stress injury to both arms like carpel tunnel, or if this is how ALS presents.
If you can do normal things, but it is more difficult, you do not have ALS. If you used to be able to do 100 curls and now one arm can only do 50; that is not ALS. If you used to run 2 miles and now you can only run 1; that is not ALS. If you used to run 2 miles and now you can’t lift up one of your feet, you may have clinical weakness.
Does this mean you just all of a sudden notice one day that you can't lift up a foot or arm, with no warning before that?
I'm feeling weakness in both forearms/hands -- but I can sort of feel the weakness, like the muscles are tender when I squeeze them, its a feeling where my tendency is to massage the area....I have a neurology appt in January, but until then I was just wondering if I maybe just have a repetitive stress injury to both arms like carpel tunnel, or if this is how ALS presents.