jbmidwest
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- MO
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- Columbia
Hello everyone,
First, I do want to say I have read the sticky but do have some questions and want to do my best to respect your time as I know some may be limited on reply's.
I'm 29 years old and been having weird symptoms for about two months now. It started with chest pains, I did workout lifting heaving weights and I attributed to that. Then, after a month of taking off I started to notice my right shoulder having pains like I've never felt before. Within a few weeks of that occurring, I've developed forearm pains where my muscles will feel very tight and exhausted after doing simple things like putting my three year old daughter in and out of her car seat. Along with those few weeks, I've now developed twitching where it started in my right tricep but now mainly in both of my calves and legs. My calves also have a "crampy"/exhaustion feeling as well. I've had twitches before, but not to this extent.
As far as weakness goes, I don't feel I'm too weak as I can go into the gym and still bench press + squat heavy weight, just not as much as before taking that month off for chest pains. I've been to my GP whom has done the clinical strength tests and he confirms that I'm not showing weakness. To ease my mind, he did refer me to a neurologist to discuss my symptoms and do some testing.
I know twitching and these symptoms can mean 100 different things and as stated in the sticky, ALS is not about "feeling" and twitches mean nothing. It concerns me because I have done what everyone else who thinks they have ALS and dug into a few rare cases, here and the internet, where some of these symptoms did appear before weakness and diagnosis. Something just feels off and I can put my finger on it.
It's worth knowing I'm currently battling anxiety right now (since the chest pains) and if the Neuro appointment goes well I'm going to ask to be referred to a Psychiatrist to help deal with my anxiety.
Again, I want to respect boundaries here. I know there are many who are limited in replies and it takes a great deal of energy to do so. Apologies in advance. It's just very concerning because in this state I think about my family, friends, and think there is seriously wrong.
So, do any of the above symptoms sound like a very early stage of ALS?
First, I do want to say I have read the sticky but do have some questions and want to do my best to respect your time as I know some may be limited on reply's.
I'm 29 years old and been having weird symptoms for about two months now. It started with chest pains, I did workout lifting heaving weights and I attributed to that. Then, after a month of taking off I started to notice my right shoulder having pains like I've never felt before. Within a few weeks of that occurring, I've developed forearm pains where my muscles will feel very tight and exhausted after doing simple things like putting my three year old daughter in and out of her car seat. Along with those few weeks, I've now developed twitching where it started in my right tricep but now mainly in both of my calves and legs. My calves also have a "crampy"/exhaustion feeling as well. I've had twitches before, but not to this extent.
As far as weakness goes, I don't feel I'm too weak as I can go into the gym and still bench press + squat heavy weight, just not as much as before taking that month off for chest pains. I've been to my GP whom has done the clinical strength tests and he confirms that I'm not showing weakness. To ease my mind, he did refer me to a neurologist to discuss my symptoms and do some testing.
I know twitching and these symptoms can mean 100 different things and as stated in the sticky, ALS is not about "feeling" and twitches mean nothing. It concerns me because I have done what everyone else who thinks they have ALS and dug into a few rare cases, here and the internet, where some of these symptoms did appear before weakness and diagnosis. Something just feels off and I can put my finger on it.
It's worth knowing I'm currently battling anxiety right now (since the chest pains) and if the Neuro appointment goes well I'm going to ask to be referred to a Psychiatrist to help deal with my anxiety.
Again, I want to respect boundaries here. I know there are many who are limited in replies and it takes a great deal of energy to do so. Apologies in advance. It's just very concerning because in this state I think about my family, friends, and think there is seriously wrong.
So, do any of the above symptoms sound like a very early stage of ALS?