hike62
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- Sep 16, 2014
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- Learn about ALS
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- US
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- PA
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- Clearfield
Hi Everybody,
First off I want to say that I have been frequenting this site since August when my symptoms first started and have found this site not only extremely helpful but also encouraging.
I have been waiting to post any messages until I could rule out some of the testing that the doctors have been doing over the past few months. I was trying not to be the overanxious poster who points to ALS way to early in the process and clearly has no reason for worrying. However as the Neuro's are eliminating one disease after another I decided to post my symptoms to see if any other member has had similar symptoms.
I am a 25 year old male who started developing strange symptoms in August of this year. I developed strange muscle twitching throughout my body however mostly in the biceps and Quads. Along with this twitching I started noticing that my arms in particular were feeling tired and fatigued very quickly after doing normal everyday activities (EX. brushing teeth, Shaving etc...). Basically I feel like my arms are heavy and lead filled after routine use of them.
Around this time I also started developing pain in my forearms and hands on both sides. I would associate this pain to an achy, cramping feeling that seemed to come and go with no discernible pattern. Recently this feeling has intensified and seems to be occurring with more frequency. My neuro performed a physical examination of me and the only weakness she seemed to find were the fingers on my left hand would bend with barely any pressure applied.
I realize that I am very far away from any kind of diagnosis (whatever it may be) and I also realize that the chances of this being ALS are considerably slimmer than almost any other disease out there. I just wanted to take the time to post to see if anyone had similar experiences to mine or if I am completely barking up the wrong tree and should not be wasting your time.
Either way I think this site is great for not only people with ALS and other MND's but for people who don't know much about the difficulties and the process that it takes to diagnosing MND's.
First off I want to say that I have been frequenting this site since August when my symptoms first started and have found this site not only extremely helpful but also encouraging.
I have been waiting to post any messages until I could rule out some of the testing that the doctors have been doing over the past few months. I was trying not to be the overanxious poster who points to ALS way to early in the process and clearly has no reason for worrying. However as the Neuro's are eliminating one disease after another I decided to post my symptoms to see if any other member has had similar symptoms.
I am a 25 year old male who started developing strange symptoms in August of this year. I developed strange muscle twitching throughout my body however mostly in the biceps and Quads. Along with this twitching I started noticing that my arms in particular were feeling tired and fatigued very quickly after doing normal everyday activities (EX. brushing teeth, Shaving etc...). Basically I feel like my arms are heavy and lead filled after routine use of them.
Around this time I also started developing pain in my forearms and hands on both sides. I would associate this pain to an achy, cramping feeling that seemed to come and go with no discernible pattern. Recently this feeling has intensified and seems to be occurring with more frequency. My neuro performed a physical examination of me and the only weakness she seemed to find were the fingers on my left hand would bend with barely any pressure applied.
I realize that I am very far away from any kind of diagnosis (whatever it may be) and I also realize that the chances of this being ALS are considerably slimmer than almost any other disease out there. I just wanted to take the time to post to see if anyone had similar experiences to mine or if I am completely barking up the wrong tree and should not be wasting your time.
Either way I think this site is great for not only people with ALS and other MND's but for people who don't know much about the difficulties and the process that it takes to diagnosing MND's.