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- Jul 3, 2009
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- Learn about ALS
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- US
- State
- GA
- City
- Atlanta
Hello everyone,
I am 23 M living in GA originally from India. I am just about to start my career with a company. I am going to list all my symptoms below and I need your help regarding my next move to seek some help
1) 2 1/2 yrs ago - I play carrom board and a friend points out that my right hand has tremor when I am about to strike a coin
2) Nov 2007 - I wake up early morning studying all night for the exam and I goto brush - I get dizzy and my walk is haphazard drop the brush in my hands. goto bed back again - I get stabilized and I become completely normal. (My personal diag was TIA or just heat or extreme tiredness) I dont goto a doc after this episode.
3) 2008 (later) - I begin noticing slight tremors (in my index finger ) when I point to my monitor in my laptop. doesnt take it serious and i forget about it.
4) Feb 2009 - onwards - begin to look closely to my tremor. I find that i have a postural hand tremor(slight) and no resting tremor. Sometimes when i lift my legs I feel slight tremor.
5) 6 weeks ago - I get more obsessed with tremor (worrried if I have Parkinsons/MS or simply essential tremor). I wake up because of head tremor. I have had 4-5 episodes of getting up in Head tremor.
6) I begin taking Vitamin B complex hoping that it will be cured. last friday i feel extremely tired. Both my arms and legs. Its a combination of weakness and numbness that i feel which usually gets worst at evenings and i goto sleep. i have thsi for a week now.
Now I think about all these symptoms seem to match with ALS symptoms. Also the symptoms match perfectly with Thyroid disorder. I am worried to tell me parents or goto a doc bec its going to get expensive and jeopardize my job in the US.
But I overcame the fear and fixed an appointment directly with a neurologist next week Wednesday.
I am sure they will want Blood, MRI, CT, nerve tests etc. Can anyone give me how much it would cost completely without an insurance.
Let me know what you think.
Your friend.
I am 23 M living in GA originally from India. I am just about to start my career with a company. I am going to list all my symptoms below and I need your help regarding my next move to seek some help
1) 2 1/2 yrs ago - I play carrom board and a friend points out that my right hand has tremor when I am about to strike a coin
2) Nov 2007 - I wake up early morning studying all night for the exam and I goto brush - I get dizzy and my walk is haphazard drop the brush in my hands. goto bed back again - I get stabilized and I become completely normal. (My personal diag was TIA or just heat or extreme tiredness) I dont goto a doc after this episode.
3) 2008 (later) - I begin noticing slight tremors (in my index finger ) when I point to my monitor in my laptop. doesnt take it serious and i forget about it.
4) Feb 2009 - onwards - begin to look closely to my tremor. I find that i have a postural hand tremor(slight) and no resting tremor. Sometimes when i lift my legs I feel slight tremor.
5) 6 weeks ago - I get more obsessed with tremor (worrried if I have Parkinsons/MS or simply essential tremor). I wake up because of head tremor. I have had 4-5 episodes of getting up in Head tremor.
6) I begin taking Vitamin B complex hoping that it will be cured. last friday i feel extremely tired. Both my arms and legs. Its a combination of weakness and numbness that i feel which usually gets worst at evenings and i goto sleep. i have thsi for a week now.
Now I think about all these symptoms seem to match with ALS symptoms. Also the symptoms match perfectly with Thyroid disorder. I am worried to tell me parents or goto a doc bec its going to get expensive and jeopardize my job in the US.
But I overcame the fear and fixed an appointment directly with a neurologist next week Wednesday.
I am sure they will want Blood, MRI, CT, nerve tests etc. Can anyone give me how much it would cost completely without an insurance.
Let me know what you think.
Your friend.