rodrigez
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- Learn about ALS
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Dear members,
I would like to express my appreciation to all of you, contributing with your experience an knowledge on this valuable forum.
I have followed you since 2 months ago and found a very useful information.
I would like to ask you for an opinion about my symptoms.
4 months ago (November 2015) I. Since that time until now I also developed following symptoms:
- Twitchings (almost permanent) and stiffness (permanent) in both legs;
- Stiffness (permanent) and twitching in left arm and hand;
- Muscle cramps in both leg muscles and left arm (periodically);
- Burning legs sensations;
- Numbness in jaw and face;
- Sometimes twitchings go in different parts of my body, but it is rare, they are most and almost always present in the legs and left arm
- Sometimes painful cramps in the legs, but the pain was migrating (one day to one, next day to another leg);
- Sometimes pains in left foot and knee.
In January, I visited a neurologist and physical examination didn’t show any abnormalities. Due to my present, permanent and ongoing symptoms he also performed MRI (January 2016) and EMG (last week) which both were OK (clean).
Till this morning I hadn’t any weakness, my strength was normal.
This morning I woke up and realized the sudden weakness in my left foot. I am not able at all to stand on my heel, regardless how hard I try, it is completely paralyzed when I try to stand on a heel. When walking I have a weird feeling (like the foot is not mine) and dragging. I’m sure it is a foot drop syndrome.
Could you share with me, please, your thoughts what it could be? I’m still thinking about possible ALS. I also read that EMG sometimes doesn't show the presence of ALS in its early stage.
I’ll certainly visit my neurologist again, but, in the meantime, your comments will be very helpful to me.
Thank you all. I wish you and your families all the best.
P.S. Sorry for my English
I would like to express my appreciation to all of you, contributing with your experience an knowledge on this valuable forum.
I have followed you since 2 months ago and found a very useful information.
I would like to ask you for an opinion about my symptoms.
4 months ago (November 2015) I. Since that time until now I also developed following symptoms:
- Twitchings (almost permanent) and stiffness (permanent) in both legs;
- Stiffness (permanent) and twitching in left arm and hand;
- Muscle cramps in both leg muscles and left arm (periodically);
- Burning legs sensations;
- Numbness in jaw and face;
- Sometimes twitchings go in different parts of my body, but it is rare, they are most and almost always present in the legs and left arm
- Sometimes painful cramps in the legs, but the pain was migrating (one day to one, next day to another leg);
- Sometimes pains in left foot and knee.
In January, I visited a neurologist and physical examination didn’t show any abnormalities. Due to my present, permanent and ongoing symptoms he also performed MRI (January 2016) and EMG (last week) which both were OK (clean).
Till this morning I hadn’t any weakness, my strength was normal.
This morning I woke up and realized the sudden weakness in my left foot. I am not able at all to stand on my heel, regardless how hard I try, it is completely paralyzed when I try to stand on a heel. When walking I have a weird feeling (like the foot is not mine) and dragging. I’m sure it is a foot drop syndrome.
Could you share with me, please, your thoughts what it could be? I’m still thinking about possible ALS. I also read that EMG sometimes doesn't show the presence of ALS in its early stage.
I’ll certainly visit my neurologist again, but, in the meantime, your comments will be very helpful to me.
Thank you all. I wish you and your families all the best.
P.S. Sorry for my English