zack1983
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- Apr 16, 2012
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Hi all-
I've been working with a friend who is very young (late 20's) who was recently diagnosed with ALS. Unfortunately I have the tendency to obsess, and so I believe this may have led to my paranoia, which has led me to believe I too may have ALS.
Prior to my friends diagnoses, I began experiencing fatigue in my legs & feet, where my legs would shake from weakness & my feet just feel unusual- like the padding on is inadequate for supporting my weight. I regularly stand on the sides of my feet. I also have experienced for years tingling in both my fingers & feet.
Recently I've noticed that I've had a difficult time typing, where my left hand just doesn't seem to respond well & this has turned in to what seams like a weakening left hand and arm.
Likely unrelated, I have also had a couple of years of knee issues as well as a blocked sinus for the year, likely coincidentally when I began experiencing the leg/feet weakness.
Anyway, I guess like everyone else I'm just looking for reassurance & at the moment am resisting from making the neuro appointment because I know I know I'm pretty obsessive & would spend half my life in a doctors office if I ran in every time I was concerned.
Thanks everyone.
Zach
I've been working with a friend who is very young (late 20's) who was recently diagnosed with ALS. Unfortunately I have the tendency to obsess, and so I believe this may have led to my paranoia, which has led me to believe I too may have ALS.
Prior to my friends diagnoses, I began experiencing fatigue in my legs & feet, where my legs would shake from weakness & my feet just feel unusual- like the padding on is inadequate for supporting my weight. I regularly stand on the sides of my feet. I also have experienced for years tingling in both my fingers & feet.
Recently I've noticed that I've had a difficult time typing, where my left hand just doesn't seem to respond well & this has turned in to what seams like a weakening left hand and arm.
Likely unrelated, I have also had a couple of years of knee issues as well as a blocked sinus for the year, likely coincidentally when I began experiencing the leg/feet weakness.
Anyway, I guess like everyone else I'm just looking for reassurance & at the moment am resisting from making the neuro appointment because I know I know I'm pretty obsessive & would spend half my life in a doctors office if I ran in every time I was concerned.
Thanks everyone.
Zach