johndoejohndoes
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- Joined
- Jun 25, 2018
- Messages
- 6
- Reason
- Learn about ALS
- Country
- US
- State
- FL
- City
- Tampa
Hi - I’m a 27 year old male and I’ve been noticing some weird symptoms over the last 6 months.
- Fatigue/Tiredness
- Ear Ringing
- Off Balance/Vertigo
- Headaches
- Frequent Urination
- Anxiety
- Heart Palpitations
I saw a few specialists and everything was normal. I have Hypothyroidism but my TSH levels have returned to normal with daily medication. My Neurologist ran an MRI 6 months ago and everything came back normal (I assume he was looking for MS). Over the last month though I’ve developed some new symptoms.
- Facial Numbness/Twitching
- Twitching in Toes/Legs/Arms Hands
- Cramping in Hands/Forearms
- Clumsiness
- Pins in needles sensation in feet
I visited my Neurologist again and he did a physical test and said everything looked normal (there was no weakness). I can walk on my heels and toes just fine, run up and down stairs, jump up stairs, etc...But I requested an EMG and Lyme Disease Test.
He is running an EMG on my Right Arm and Left Leg (since that’s where the twitching started) but it’s occuring on both arms and legs randomly (but not consistently).
If I had ALS would both arms and legs need to be tested, or is it sufficient only doing one arm and one leg since random twitches are happening everywhere? I just want to make sure the proper tests are being run.
I know I’m very young so the chances of having it are very, very rare...but I just want to make sure my doctor is running the right tests since I had to be adament for him to actually run them.
Thanks!
- Fatigue/Tiredness
- Ear Ringing
- Off Balance/Vertigo
- Headaches
- Frequent Urination
- Anxiety
- Heart Palpitations
I saw a few specialists and everything was normal. I have Hypothyroidism but my TSH levels have returned to normal with daily medication. My Neurologist ran an MRI 6 months ago and everything came back normal (I assume he was looking for MS). Over the last month though I’ve developed some new symptoms.
- Facial Numbness/Twitching
- Twitching in Toes/Legs/Arms Hands
- Cramping in Hands/Forearms
- Clumsiness
- Pins in needles sensation in feet
I visited my Neurologist again and he did a physical test and said everything looked normal (there was no weakness). I can walk on my heels and toes just fine, run up and down stairs, jump up stairs, etc...But I requested an EMG and Lyme Disease Test.
He is running an EMG on my Right Arm and Left Leg (since that’s where the twitching started) but it’s occuring on both arms and legs randomly (but not consistently).
If I had ALS would both arms and legs need to be tested, or is it sufficient only doing one arm and one leg since random twitches are happening everywhere? I just want to make sure the proper tests are being run.
I know I’m very young so the chances of having it are very, very rare...but I just want to make sure my doctor is running the right tests since I had to be adament for him to actually run them.
Thanks!