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    Uncle has possible ALS

    Hello Affected, thank you for your quick response! I will do my best to take a step back and tell him the same things that you all have told me and so many others. It will not be easy though, since apparently he has pretty bad health anxiety too and is pretty shaken up about this. Should I also...
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    Uncle has possible ALS

    Hello Everyone, I was hoping that I would not ever be back here but it looks like my Uncle is now going through this process and I would really like some guidance on how to navigate this. My uncle has been experiencing some random twitching on his right eye lid and a few different areas of...
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    Under Arm Twitching

    Hello Everyone, I am a 33 year old male in the US. I have read the post before posting article, however I am still concerned about this under arm (like right beneath my bicep) that keeps on twitching non-stop. It is only my right arm so I am a bit nervous that this is ALS. Does twitching ever...
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    Twitching for about 5 months

    Hello Everyone, As a fellow person with pretty intense health anxiety, I want to share some insights that I am hoping will help all that read this thread. First, please listen to what the kind and caring people say to you on this forum. Yes they are not doctors, but they unfortunately know a...
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    Twitching for about 5 months

    Ok thank you, this has really been helping me. So I really appreciate your support. The one thing that I do not understand, is the muscle weakness. Is it like one day your muscles feel great, then the next you wake up with foot drop or not be able to move my arms/legs? Or is it more gradual...
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    Twitching for about 5 months

    Thank you all again for your help. I just want to be clear, I should only worry about ALS if I have the twitching along with muscle weakness, is that correct? For example, I woke up this morning with pretty intense twitching only in my right thigh. It lasted about a hour or 2 and has since...
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    Twitching for about 5 months

    Thank you all for your replies. I am sure that answering questions like mine can get frustesting, so I truly appreciate it. Between your posts and that link that Shiftkicker sent, it definitely helped to ease the anxiety. The post was very clear and to the point which I appreciate since most...
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    Twitching for about 5 months

    Hello Everyone, First off I just want to say that it is great to have these forums for those going through this horrible disease. So first, I will admit that I do have health anxiety. I am on here to ask some questions on my symptoms. From all the research that I have done on ALS, I have...
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