sidturner
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- Nov 11, 2020
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- Learn about ALS
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- Country
- UK
- State
- LO
- City
- LONDON
Age: 21
Symptoms: Atrophy, stiffness, Clumsiness, pain, twitches, burping, tremor, resting spasm
Pretty terrified, About a year ago I noticed a tremor in my fingers. No other symptoms. Things slowly progressed - The tremor is now everywhere, Even my private parts and it occurs.
A few months ago I got a ton of pain in the right side of my body - bone and muscle pain and then was getting some nerve pain and things like that. Then I got some spasm in my back or something that is non-stop... Regardless of anything it's there. Then my leg went really weak and I developed a limp and had a lot of pain when walking or even sitting - I can still walk on my tip toes and heels but not for long. The leg has also lost a lot of muscle when compared to my left leg (non-dominant)
Same with my hand on the left side, It doesn't feel that week but the muscle has atrophied and it is very wrinkled and there is a massive dent, none of which has been there before.
More recently the burping started, whenever I eat something or drink something I cannot stop burping.
Up until a few weeks ago I thought it was MS but it doesn't cause atrophy and muscle shaking. I went to a neurologist that said he thinks there is nerve irritation in my C-spine and am awaiting an MRI that I believe to be useless (my brain MRI already returned clear)
I'm also getting a lot of pain pretty much all around but focused in my back and right side
I'm so scared. I'm not normally afraid of illness but at 21... I'm scared.
What diseases could mimic ALS?
Symptoms: Atrophy, stiffness, Clumsiness, pain, twitches, burping, tremor, resting spasm
Pretty terrified, About a year ago I noticed a tremor in my fingers. No other symptoms. Things slowly progressed - The tremor is now everywhere, Even my private parts and it occurs.
A few months ago I got a ton of pain in the right side of my body - bone and muscle pain and then was getting some nerve pain and things like that. Then I got some spasm in my back or something that is non-stop... Regardless of anything it's there. Then my leg went really weak and I developed a limp and had a lot of pain when walking or even sitting - I can still walk on my tip toes and heels but not for long. The leg has also lost a lot of muscle when compared to my left leg (non-dominant)
Same with my hand on the left side, It doesn't feel that week but the muscle has atrophied and it is very wrinkled and there is a massive dent, none of which has been there before.
More recently the burping started, whenever I eat something or drink something I cannot stop burping.
Up until a few weeks ago I thought it was MS but it doesn't cause atrophy and muscle shaking. I went to a neurologist that said he thinks there is nerve irritation in my C-spine and am awaiting an MRI that I believe to be useless (my brain MRI already returned clear)
I'm also getting a lot of pain pretty much all around but focused in my back and right side
I'm so scared. I'm not normally afraid of illness but at 21... I'm scared.
What diseases could mimic ALS?