Starck
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- Jul 17, 2016
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- Learn about ALS
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- US
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- AZ
- City
- Phoenix
Hello, all.
These last 4-6 months, my left hand (my dominant hand) has felt less coordinated and more 'heavy'. It is a bit more difficult to do things like pick up small objects and I will drop a small object with that hand every so often if I'm not carefully paying attention to my holding it. I need to be more careful with that hand. I don't think it is weaker than before, but the lack of coordination makes me feel like it is weaker. I inspected my hand and found that the area of the palm between the thumb and the wrist has less mass than the other hand. If I use my left hand for a while, it begins to cramp and ache a bit.
More recently, my left leg and foot also feel heavier. I measured my calf circumference and found that my left leg has a circumference of 42cm, while the right leg is 43cm. I have carefully checked to make sure I can use all my muscles, and haven't found anything that I've been unable to do.
I have not noticed any twitching or hyperreflexes, but don't feel qualified to do so anyway. Nor have I fallen. It is lack of coordination/heaviness in a hand, with occasional dropping, and some similar feeling in left foot and leg.
Thanks in advance for any input or advice!
These last 4-6 months, my left hand (my dominant hand) has felt less coordinated and more 'heavy'. It is a bit more difficult to do things like pick up small objects and I will drop a small object with that hand every so often if I'm not carefully paying attention to my holding it. I need to be more careful with that hand. I don't think it is weaker than before, but the lack of coordination makes me feel like it is weaker. I inspected my hand and found that the area of the palm between the thumb and the wrist has less mass than the other hand. If I use my left hand for a while, it begins to cramp and ache a bit.
More recently, my left leg and foot also feel heavier. I measured my calf circumference and found that my left leg has a circumference of 42cm, while the right leg is 43cm. I have carefully checked to make sure I can use all my muscles, and haven't found anything that I've been unable to do.
I have not noticed any twitching or hyperreflexes, but don't feel qualified to do so anyway. Nor have I fallen. It is lack of coordination/heaviness in a hand, with occasional dropping, and some similar feeling in left foot and leg.
Thanks in advance for any input or advice!