smartassist
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- Mar 28, 2021
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- 2
- Reason
- Learn about ALS
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- Country
- US
- State
- KY
- City
- Somerset
Hello. I am 17 years old (M) and I have started twitching on December 2020 and I went searching on Google and seen “ALS” and that scared me to death. I got depressed and cried 24/7. I got perceived weakness occasionally and thought I was the exception, that I was the rare JALS case. I went to the neuro in March 2020 and they didn’t take me serious... all they did was a clinical exam and told me I have benign twitches and did blood work. I really wanted an EMG. Anyways, I kept twitching throughout 2020 and into 2021. I recently just had a bump on my leg and I sort of looked into it more than usual, because I had a twitch somewhere on my leg where i’ve never had one. I feel so weak in my left leg. I am twitching everywhere and my left leg feels in shambles. It feels so weak. I went to the gym today and squatted 145 pounds, but it still feels weak to walk on. I also rolled my left ankle at the gym. I am sobbing and I am now thinking i’m starting to atrophy. My parents won’t take me to the doctor again or take me serious. My left leg feels extremely weak and it feels so unbalanced when walking. I am so depressed and am starting to have suicidal thoughts from this. I don’t know what to do anymore. I can’t have ALS I just can’t. (I put pictures of my legs side by side)