terick89
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Hello all,
I am sorry to bother you with this, and I promise I did read the sticky. However, I am frightened as hell, and could use some guidance. I am a 29-year-old Caucasian male with no family history of neurological diseases.
At some point in December 2018, I started to notice fasciculations in my right triceps. The twitches occurred nearly daily, but I didn't think a whole lot of it at the time. In late February, the fasciculations started occurring in a lot of other locations. Now they occur in both triceps, both shoulders, both calves and thighs, on my abdomen, and on my face. They usually don't occur in all these locations on a single day, rather they seem to move around intermittently.
Over the past week, I noticed that my right calf seems to ache/cramp when I drive. This never used to happen to me. I used to lift weights regularly, but I have pretty much stopped since these symptoms really started to ramp up. So the aching/cramping isn't due to exercise. The symptoms also move around, though. For instance, over the weekend my arms felt really heavy and weak, but now they feel mostly better. So I know that is subjective weakness.
My fiancé is a physician assistant. She did a quick neurological exam on me, and didn't note any strength deficits. She really does not think anything is wrong, but I know my body, and it doesn't feel right. I have a neurology appointment coming up soon, but every day feels longer than the last. I just wonder if this sounds like the onset of ALS.
Thank you for any guidance,
Tim
I am sorry to bother you with this, and I promise I did read the sticky. However, I am frightened as hell, and could use some guidance. I am a 29-year-old Caucasian male with no family history of neurological diseases.
At some point in December 2018, I started to notice fasciculations in my right triceps. The twitches occurred nearly daily, but I didn't think a whole lot of it at the time. In late February, the fasciculations started occurring in a lot of other locations. Now they occur in both triceps, both shoulders, both calves and thighs, on my abdomen, and on my face. They usually don't occur in all these locations on a single day, rather they seem to move around intermittently.
Over the past week, I noticed that my right calf seems to ache/cramp when I drive. This never used to happen to me. I used to lift weights regularly, but I have pretty much stopped since these symptoms really started to ramp up. So the aching/cramping isn't due to exercise. The symptoms also move around, though. For instance, over the weekend my arms felt really heavy and weak, but now they feel mostly better. So I know that is subjective weakness.
My fiancé is a physician assistant. She did a quick neurological exam on me, and didn't note any strength deficits. She really does not think anything is wrong, but I know my body, and it doesn't feel right. I have a neurology appointment coming up soon, but every day feels longer than the last. I just wonder if this sounds like the onset of ALS.
Thank you for any guidance,
Tim
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