dheinrich20
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- Nov 12, 2007
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- Learn about ALS
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- US
- State
- Illinois
- City
- Chicago Ridge
Hello everyone. I need some reassurance because my mind will not stop thinking that I have A*S. Heres my backround:
I am a 22 y/o male. Last year, i was sick for about 3months. I went to doctor, after doctor, after doctor. They couldnt tell what was wrong with me. I went to doctors who did test that came back that my white blood cell count was high... I got online and checked my symptoms and came up with tons of bad diseases (lukemia, cancer, lymphoma). I got to the point where i was going to die. I honestly thought that. I finally went to a doctor, and she gave me some antibotic which seemed to clear everything up. Soon after I started to feel better.. I all of the sudden got muscle twitches in my arch of my foot and calf muscles and thighs (i want to say it was jan or feb of this year). This happened for a good three weeks and all of the sudden it disappeared.
About three months ago, I started getting bad headaches and started worring about the headaches because I had them for a good three weeks untill a doctor took a CT of my head and told me I had a sinus infection and gave me medicine for that. When My headaches started happeneing and i began to worry about it, I again started getting muscle twitches. This time it was all over. My calfs, my arms, thighs, back, stomach, upper eye lid and my back.
I went back to the doctor who did some basic blood tests for the muscle twitches. All came back normal. I asked for cholestrol test just for my referenece, which i had to come back for the next day to get the results. I came back and a different doctor gave me the results and asked why i was in here. I told him i was having muscle twitches. He told me i should go see a neurologist.
I made the appointment and about a week later i went to see him. The neuro did some basic tests (reflex test, strength test, exc..) and he tryed to see my twitching, but couldnt get my body to twitch! it was weird! He told me I had BFS. I was fine with the Diagnois until i got home and looked up BFS.
So here I am looking up BFS online and came upon a website stating that doctors can only make a diagnosis of BFS after an EMG, and other tests to rule out ALS and other diseases (which the doctor didnt do) ...
So I am still freaking out because I still get the muscle twitches, and sometimes i get pain in my leg. I also started notcing that when I do my cardio workout that my left leg sometimes feels like it cramps and gets a "burning" sensation untill i stop my workout.
I dont have any kinda weakness.. and I dont think i have any kind of Atrophy (i really dont know what it looks like.. anyone if you can please describe).
Any input on my situation would be greatly appreciated! I am just keep freaking myself out.
Thanks everyone!
I am a 22 y/o male. Last year, i was sick for about 3months. I went to doctor, after doctor, after doctor. They couldnt tell what was wrong with me. I went to doctors who did test that came back that my white blood cell count was high... I got online and checked my symptoms and came up with tons of bad diseases (lukemia, cancer, lymphoma). I got to the point where i was going to die. I honestly thought that. I finally went to a doctor, and she gave me some antibotic which seemed to clear everything up. Soon after I started to feel better.. I all of the sudden got muscle twitches in my arch of my foot and calf muscles and thighs (i want to say it was jan or feb of this year). This happened for a good three weeks and all of the sudden it disappeared.
About three months ago, I started getting bad headaches and started worring about the headaches because I had them for a good three weeks untill a doctor took a CT of my head and told me I had a sinus infection and gave me medicine for that. When My headaches started happeneing and i began to worry about it, I again started getting muscle twitches. This time it was all over. My calfs, my arms, thighs, back, stomach, upper eye lid and my back.
I went back to the doctor who did some basic blood tests for the muscle twitches. All came back normal. I asked for cholestrol test just for my referenece, which i had to come back for the next day to get the results. I came back and a different doctor gave me the results and asked why i was in here. I told him i was having muscle twitches. He told me i should go see a neurologist.
I made the appointment and about a week later i went to see him. The neuro did some basic tests (reflex test, strength test, exc..) and he tryed to see my twitching, but couldnt get my body to twitch! it was weird! He told me I had BFS. I was fine with the Diagnois until i got home and looked up BFS.
So here I am looking up BFS online and came upon a website stating that doctors can only make a diagnosis of BFS after an EMG, and other tests to rule out ALS and other diseases (which the doctor didnt do) ...
So I am still freaking out because I still get the muscle twitches, and sometimes i get pain in my leg. I also started notcing that when I do my cardio workout that my left leg sometimes feels like it cramps and gets a "burning" sensation untill i stop my workout.
I dont have any kinda weakness.. and I dont think i have any kind of Atrophy (i really dont know what it looks like.. anyone if you can please describe).
Any input on my situation would be greatly appreciated! I am just keep freaking myself out.
Thanks everyone!