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My mother is having a very hard time getting a diagnosis. She is 71 years old. Tingling in her legs and fatigue with even one block of walking in her legs for the past three years. Two years ago she started having difficulty clasping a necklace and now there is some atrophy between her thumb...

Hello everyone! I am a 21-year-old Caucasian male with no history of ALS in my family. I have an anxiety disorder, along with hypochondria - I am reluctant to say that latter but know this is pertinent to disclose. A week and a half ago, I felt perfectly fine, no symptoms of ALS. Then I noticed...

Good Morning ladies and gents, I am hoping to shed some light on something that really is baffling me as i have been worried for nearly 3 years but have not really come to vent or ask any questions. i am 26 and an ex soldier. it starts in my right ring finger when i pinch my thumb and ring...

You are all amazing people offering incredible support. I stumbled across this forum accidently but would appreciate an opinion on my symptoms. I'm 40 years old with 5 mega young children, all under 6. In Sept 2016, I noticed my thumb was tiring whilst typing and using my mobile. From then, I...

firstly, thank you so much to anyone who takes the time to read this. I sincerely hope I could be as selfless if I end up with an MND diagnosis. I can only imagine what you are going through. I have read the stickies. I am 37 and female. I am seeing the neurologist tomorrow evening. I have had...

Hi guys, I am new to this forum so my apologies if i get this wrong! Any help would be much appriciated as i have been dealing with these symptoms for 2 months now and have another 2 month wait to see a neurologist and i am getting concerned as things are looking and feelinh worse. Here is...

My name is cade and I’m 15 years old. A couple days ago I started feeling weak in my right arm and then it spread to my right leg. It is also difficult to type with my right thumb due to it feeling slowed. I do have self-diagnosed anxiety or hypochondria. I have been feeling tired a lot more...

I started to have the weakness in my legs about a month ago it seemed to get better a bit not reall though and I still had the spasicity and cramping. I now have twitches primarily always in my left leg and near my knee and calfs and thigh. I have the twitching in my right leg some times. I now...

Hi all, I have been reading this forum for a few months now to try to soothe my fears, but I have never posted. Lately my concerns have grown greatly so even though the very last thing I want to do is waste your time when you have concerns far greater than my anxiety, I felt compelled to bring...

Dear all, please excuse me if I’m bothering you, I need an advice! So in january, it will be 3 and a half years since i started twitching.I twitch all over, even the places I don’t have atrophy. Since than I teitch 24/7. From the very beggining i noticed that some minor atrophy is developing and...