Well, no ALS for me. My atrophy was an old wound with a scar, that I don't even remember. My knee pain is due to a benign cyst- muscle twitches are gone and probably due to anxiety and stress. Didn't even get a referral to a neurologist, but if I ever need one, I now have a doc that I kind of...
Thank you Glen- I had never considered this- I bet I can still get our mortgage covered with life insurance, but I'll have to check about the rest of it.
Thank you BethU and halfin- I have life insurance and my employer has no plans to move to a health savings account. I will check into LTC and disability insurance. I truly appreciate your input and hope you are both having good days.
My only worrisome symptoms at this time are what I believe to be muscle atrophy in my left calf, and now localized fasics in this area, along with generalized body wide fasics mostly at rest. I believe I have some weakness, but am able to function normally. Yesterday we spent the day walking...
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Thank you GrandpAL. It is difficult to know where or who to turn to when you are fairly new to a community, and everyone has so many different perspectives.
To give some input . . . I have spent a few hours reading this site, and don't want to appear as a cyberchondriac, but have had some strange things going on. A year ago I had muscle banding and pain in my left lower calf, no weakness. A few months ago burning pain in muscles above my left...