Karii11
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- Stuart
Hi there,
I'm a 27 year old woman who is absolutely terrified I'm developing signs of ALS. I'm also a medical student, so I'm subjected to extreme stress and anxiety on a daily basis, and this health saga I've recently been dealing with is really wearing me down.
It started 4 weeks ago when I had recurrent fasiculations confined to the right side of my face which I had experienced 8 months previously before starting medical school. I saw a neurologist, had an entirely normal neurological evaluation, and was told it was due to stress and sent on me way.
The facial fasiculations stopped completely, then returned a few weeks ago. I again saw my neurologist, and was especially concerned because my right arm began twitching as well during this time. My entire right arm also began to feel fatigued, and weak. As I'm a med student, I typically am sitting and writing for 15 hours every day, and also have a 2 hour drive to and from school every day, so I initially attributed the arm fatigue to that.
I saw my neurologist again for this issue, and he ordered a brain MRI which was completely normal. He again did testing and noted weakness (4/5) in my right arm. I had neck pain from studying as well, so he attributed it to a disc issue in my neck and was not concerned. I've been terrified of ALS and mentioned this to him, and he laughed it off and said "no way." I then saw an orthopedic surgeon who again checked me out, confirmed the weakness in the right arm, and ordered a series of x rays with results pending. He thinks my arm weakness is due to muscle strain and absolutely nothing serious, but I can't relax.
I am absolutely convinced that these fasiculations I'm experiencing in my arm, along with the confirmed clinical weakness means I'm developing ALS. I now feel the fasiculations in my leg, which is beginning to feel weak like my arm. I'm having trouble keeping it together because I'm so terrified by this disease. Can anyone help?
I'm a 27 year old woman who is absolutely terrified I'm developing signs of ALS. I'm also a medical student, so I'm subjected to extreme stress and anxiety on a daily basis, and this health saga I've recently been dealing with is really wearing me down.
It started 4 weeks ago when I had recurrent fasiculations confined to the right side of my face which I had experienced 8 months previously before starting medical school. I saw a neurologist, had an entirely normal neurological evaluation, and was told it was due to stress and sent on me way.
The facial fasiculations stopped completely, then returned a few weeks ago. I again saw my neurologist, and was especially concerned because my right arm began twitching as well during this time. My entire right arm also began to feel fatigued, and weak. As I'm a med student, I typically am sitting and writing for 15 hours every day, and also have a 2 hour drive to and from school every day, so I initially attributed the arm fatigue to that.
I saw my neurologist again for this issue, and he ordered a brain MRI which was completely normal. He again did testing and noted weakness (4/5) in my right arm. I had neck pain from studying as well, so he attributed it to a disc issue in my neck and was not concerned. I've been terrified of ALS and mentioned this to him, and he laughed it off and said "no way." I then saw an orthopedic surgeon who again checked me out, confirmed the weakness in the right arm, and ordered a series of x rays with results pending. He thinks my arm weakness is due to muscle strain and absolutely nothing serious, but I can't relax.
I am absolutely convinced that these fasiculations I'm experiencing in my arm, along with the confirmed clinical weakness means I'm developing ALS. I now feel the fasiculations in my leg, which is beginning to feel weak like my arm. I'm having trouble keeping it together because I'm so terrified by this disease. Can anyone help?