Hi I'm new here. My name is Tim and I'm from NYC. I'm a heretofore youthful and energetic 60 yo man. I do have and have had essential tremors for years in my left hand. I also crack my neck and lot and usually have neck pain and stiffness. The cracking also makes my face and fingers go a little numb. I only have minor wearing away of some vertebrae in my spine.
My story: For the last year or so I have been a bit more fatigued than usual though when I am in front of my students I have enormous energy. Well about two months ago I had a cold virus of sorts. It was strange as it did not feel like a normal cold as I woke up wet/clammy in the middle of the night and it never really progressed to a chest cold which is what I usually get. Well I stayed home from work for a week and went I went back out I felt weak in my legs. Not unusual. I got sick again and stayed home for another five days, went out again and felt weak in my legs. My left leg also buckled in my apt but not in the street. Finally after three weeks, the cold left. The leg weakness subsided but I still felt fatigued. Two week later, I tried to pat my cat in bed while laying on my side and I could not lift my arm. Just overnight this happened - that profound weakness. Then the legs' weakness came back. I still managed to play tennis and get around easily. The strength in my arm came back. Last week I felt a little weak after tennis. That was Thurs. Since then, I have gotten much worse. My arm and leg on my left side are somewhat weak. I feel weak all over actually. My forearms get tired and tight (a bit like tendinitis) when I type. No muscle cramps and no muscle tremors to date. I have totally lost my interest in food. The smell of it makes me sick. I am obsessed with the idea that I might have ALS. My PCP did a blood workup and it was "normal". I tested neg for mono and Lyme and HIV. I have an appt with a neorologist on Tues (today is Sunday). Does this sound like ALS?
My story: For the last year or so I have been a bit more fatigued than usual though when I am in front of my students I have enormous energy. Well about two months ago I had a cold virus of sorts. It was strange as it did not feel like a normal cold as I woke up wet/clammy in the middle of the night and it never really progressed to a chest cold which is what I usually get. Well I stayed home from work for a week and went I went back out I felt weak in my legs. Not unusual. I got sick again and stayed home for another five days, went out again and felt weak in my legs. My left leg also buckled in my apt but not in the street. Finally after three weeks, the cold left. The leg weakness subsided but I still felt fatigued. Two week later, I tried to pat my cat in bed while laying on my side and I could not lift my arm. Just overnight this happened - that profound weakness. Then the legs' weakness came back. I still managed to play tennis and get around easily. The strength in my arm came back. Last week I felt a little weak after tennis. That was Thurs. Since then, I have gotten much worse. My arm and leg on my left side are somewhat weak. I feel weak all over actually. My forearms get tired and tight (a bit like tendinitis) when I type. No muscle cramps and no muscle tremors to date. I have totally lost my interest in food. The smell of it makes me sick. I am obsessed with the idea that I might have ALS. My PCP did a blood workup and it was "normal". I tested neg for mono and Lyme and HIV. I have an appt with a neorologist on Tues (today is Sunday). Does this sound like ALS?
