No worries, I pestered plenty of people. Also keep in mind that there are so many other conditions that have the same symptoms as ALS, and again at the age of 27, it is extremely rare for it to happen. I believe its a 2 in 100,000 chance in general, but at our age, I believe its close to .003% of happening. I am not quite sure what you mean, when you let your hands drop, but I am sure they are turning red because you are dropping them and the blood is going to that. The white blotches I have had before, that sounds like more of a circulation issue, especially if it presents with pins and needles. Tingling, pins, needles and your hand feeling on fire is actually a good thing. Those aren't symptoms of ALS. From what I have come to understand, people with ALS feel completely normal but are just not able to do something simple, like buttoning your shirt, etc. Again, it seems like you are in the phase of investigating your body to find flaws.