Gorbos
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Hello everyone. I'm new on this forum, and I decided to ask some questions after months spent being worried. I'm 29, almost 30 years old.
I had bad feelings of weakness to my left Side of the body and fasciculations all over my body for months. I had a neurological exam yesterday, everything was fine with my arms and legs.
I told the neurologist that some days ago I found a new symptom: a strange feeling to the tongue, like if I am speaking well with just half of it, and when i pronunce the "R" (i'm italian, and we use a "vibrating" R in Italy) i saw my tongue going up (which is ok) but deviating to the left side of the palate.
He made an examination of the tongue making me Pull it out, looking at it (in search of fasciculations, which i don't have) and testing the strength making me push my tongue against my cheek.
Everything was fine. He told me that I almost surely don't have ALS, because clinical examination was ok.
But... I still have a strange feeling. Looking carefully at the mirror, i saw today that my tongue, INSIDE the mouth, tends to go to the left when i move it and when i speak. Also, it's more "up" to the right and more "down" at its left Side. I didn't notice this on wednesday! I noticed the "R" problem, i told the neuro but he didn't say much about it, because the clinical examination was fine.
When i put my tongue out, it looks fine and regular, And also symmetrical.
Now, I'm really very much concerned about this. Is it possibile that one Side of the tongue has become weak in two-three days? And is it possible, in your opinion, that this is a sign of ALS even with:
- symmetrical tongue when i put it out of my mouth;
- negative clinical examination of tongue strength;
- negative clinical examination of arms and legs
?
I'm sorry if my message was so long, but i'm really scared. I was so happy when the neurological exam was fine, And today i see these things which put me down again, like i've been for months.
Thank you for your patience.
I had bad feelings of weakness to my left Side of the body and fasciculations all over my body for months. I had a neurological exam yesterday, everything was fine with my arms and legs.
I told the neurologist that some days ago I found a new symptom: a strange feeling to the tongue, like if I am speaking well with just half of it, and when i pronunce the "R" (i'm italian, and we use a "vibrating" R in Italy) i saw my tongue going up (which is ok) but deviating to the left side of the palate.
He made an examination of the tongue making me Pull it out, looking at it (in search of fasciculations, which i don't have) and testing the strength making me push my tongue against my cheek.
Everything was fine. He told me that I almost surely don't have ALS, because clinical examination was ok.
But... I still have a strange feeling. Looking carefully at the mirror, i saw today that my tongue, INSIDE the mouth, tends to go to the left when i move it and when i speak. Also, it's more "up" to the right and more "down" at its left Side. I didn't notice this on wednesday! I noticed the "R" problem, i told the neuro but he didn't say much about it, because the clinical examination was fine.
When i put my tongue out, it looks fine and regular, And also symmetrical.
Now, I'm really very much concerned about this. Is it possibile that one Side of the tongue has become weak in two-three days? And is it possible, in your opinion, that this is a sign of ALS even with:
- symmetrical tongue when i put it out of my mouth;
- negative clinical examination of tongue strength;
- negative clinical examination of arms and legs
?
I'm sorry if my message was so long, but i'm really scared. I was so happy when the neurological exam was fine, And today i see these things which put me down again, like i've been for months.
Thank you for your patience.