clint31
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OK I will do my best to tell my story. I am terrified of having ALS and it is ruining my life. I am a 25 year old male and the fear of this disease is destroying a healthy relationship between my fiance and I because she thinks I'm crazy and losing my mind.
The symptoms began two weeks ago, while I had fasciliations much sooner. I had severe severe chest pains and irregular heartbeat dating back to february of 2008. In my left pec where it hurt I had spasms and fasciliations. I saw my general prac about this and he said I have nothing more than torn muscle fibers. Before this I thought it was clogged arteries or heart attack.
About two weeks ago I started having throbbing pain in my left leg. It would cramp and throb in pain. I thought it was a blod clot so I went to the ER and they said it was a panic attack and the pain was just from some other factor (I have a job where I walk many miles a day).
Within the past two weeks i've began to notice the fascilations have spread all throughout my body. I have had aches/cramps in my legs, hips, shoulders, arms and hands. Fascilations have hit all these areas. I talked to my doctor and told him of this and he did blood tests for diabetes, and a cell count, etc. I told him I thought I had ALS and he said "It is almost unheard of in someone your age. The odds are against it". He did say if it all continued after he put me on buspar, that he would schedule me an EMG test.
The pain and aches have continued and in the past couple days I have had no trouble walking or ever tripping or anything like that. I have had some different feeling in my hands, like a falling asleep sensation in each or loss of coordination but it could just be me worrying about it.
From what I know the symptoms couldn't come alive over a 2 week period or even in a few days could they? I've also had symptoms very consistent with lymes disease.... I had a swollen gland in my neck that i've never had before (side of neck) and I've had neck pain in the back of the neck and headaches.
Most concerning to me is the twitching, along with the pain and aches all over. Someone please read this and tellme your thoughts on my condition. I know the odds are against having ALS at my age but I cannot stop obsessing and it's ruining my life. I have an EMG scheduled for next week.
The symptoms began two weeks ago, while I had fasciliations much sooner. I had severe severe chest pains and irregular heartbeat dating back to february of 2008. In my left pec where it hurt I had spasms and fasciliations. I saw my general prac about this and he said I have nothing more than torn muscle fibers. Before this I thought it was clogged arteries or heart attack.
About two weeks ago I started having throbbing pain in my left leg. It would cramp and throb in pain. I thought it was a blod clot so I went to the ER and they said it was a panic attack and the pain was just from some other factor (I have a job where I walk many miles a day).
Within the past two weeks i've began to notice the fascilations have spread all throughout my body. I have had aches/cramps in my legs, hips, shoulders, arms and hands. Fascilations have hit all these areas. I talked to my doctor and told him of this and he did blood tests for diabetes, and a cell count, etc. I told him I thought I had ALS and he said "It is almost unheard of in someone your age. The odds are against it". He did say if it all continued after he put me on buspar, that he would schedule me an EMG test.
The pain and aches have continued and in the past couple days I have had no trouble walking or ever tripping or anything like that. I have had some different feeling in my hands, like a falling asleep sensation in each or loss of coordination but it could just be me worrying about it.
From what I know the symptoms couldn't come alive over a 2 week period or even in a few days could they? I've also had symptoms very consistent with lymes disease.... I had a swollen gland in my neck that i've never had before (side of neck) and I've had neck pain in the back of the neck and headaches.
Most concerning to me is the twitching, along with the pain and aches all over. Someone please read this and tellme your thoughts on my condition. I know the odds are against having ALS at my age but I cannot stop obsessing and it's ruining my life. I have an EMG scheduled for next week.