Hello everyone.
First off, I would like to say thank you so much for the continued support you provide to people who are scared about symptoms or newly diagnosed with ALS.
A bit of background information about myself: 27 y/o caucasian female who is in the midst of evaluation by a...
Please tell me if this sounds familar to any of you... I am a 31 year old mixed race female and 2 months ago I started to have trouble swallowing, then trouble breathing came next, soon all the muscles in my body hurt and felt very weak. The weakness and pain started with my neck, jaw and upper...
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Hi there.
I'm 27 years old, female an environmental engineer.
On September, i had weakness on my left arm and then twitches under my foot. Neuro ordered an EMG test, i had EMG on november 9th. Results was clear, i started psychological therapy but i hadn't use drugs, i take only the therapy...
Hi all, I'm a 33 yo female and have been fearing ALS for about 10 months now, since I started twitching all over my body. 8 months ago I had an EMG in my right arm and leg, came back normal. 6 months ago I felt like I was having difficulty speaking so I went to my neurologist and he cleared me...
Hey everyone,
I am a 23 year old female with a 3 year old and a 2 month old. During my last pregnancy I noticed my arms were fatiguing more easily but chalked it up to the pregnancy.
Fast forward to the last couple of weeks and my left arm has been feeling so weak, getting fatigued after...
for the last year I've had stomach issues. But that's beside the point. Two months ago all my joints hurt so bad felt like I had arthritis. So after that about a week after it felt like I had broken my wrist or pulled it. Then the pain went away magically and now it's weak. I can still lift it...
I have talked myself out of posting here 100 times. I have read all the stickies and am well aware of what they are saying and am trying to wrap my head around believing them.
With that being said here is what is going on with me 33 yr old female with a precious 1 year old girl.
6 mos ago I...
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Hello all. I've had a few of what I believe could be ALS-like symptoms. I was wondering what others might think.
I've had muscle twitches for what I believe to be 4 months now. It started off in just my arms and calves, but after a while they seemed to spread to other parts of my body, such as...
Hi. First of my heart goes out to all who are affected by such a terrible disease, friends and family members included.
Now, I have been having an array of symptoms for sometime now. I am currently awaiting my appt for my Emg and I am a bit nervous. I would appreciate any advice about whether...