10 months of worrying

[Bigdaddy]

Hello to everyone

I want to 1st say how much empathy I have for anyone who is suffering with ALS I had to watch my father go from the life a soul of the party to being not able to walk, talk , eat or wash himself he was bedridden with a feeding tube and for the last year of his life was just laying in bed every day. He had a very aggressive form of MS that has many similar symptoms and issues as ALS.

Over the last 10 months I have been worrying so much I might have some terrible neurological illness. It started with bilateral calf twitching that went on 24/7 this soon spread to my elylids and random pop of twitching all over along with finger twitching.

I have seen a Nero and dr who has said likey BFS but I can’t stop thinking this is more and it’s ruining my life.

I could get my head around the cavles twitching as bfs but I then developed what the dr thinks is trigger finger in both my middle fingers on each hand this makes the fingers in the morning painful and locks up before clicking out then it’s gets better as the day goes on. Someday are better than others but I also have painful joints in my knees and ankles. Dose any of this relate or do you think I need to pull myself together and accept this is BFS ?

Would it be unlikely to develop clinical weakness after 10 months of twitching?

Kindest Regards

 

[ShiftKicker]

Hi there-

You wouldn't find anyone here contradicting what a neurologist says. They've assessed you in person, conducted a full assessment and are trained extensively in detecting neurological issues. If you wish to reassure yourself further, please read here: Read Before Posting, as it outlines why pain and intermittent symptoms point elsewhere. If you have further concerns, your doctor is the person to visit with as they can provide you feedback based on their medical knowledge and observations in person.

Take care

 

[lgelb]

I would see a rheumatologist to rule out a treatable cause for the fingers and painful joints.