Jessbear530
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Hey guys sorry for the huge bother but I’m hoping some of you guys can give me some help and feedback. Also I’m a huge supporter of this forum and love everything you guys do for PALS.
I’ve recently been feeling some soreness and tightness in my right calf and I’m not sure exactly why but I’ve getting small twitches and random pains when I’m either sitting down or walking. It’s a small burning sensation down to my Achilles’ tendon and goes up to my right calf and continues all the way up to the back of my knee in my tendon and I just feel random twitches and it’s a bit painful. I’m also right hand and leg dominant and I’ve noticed that my left leg is actually bigger than my right leg and that’s freaking me out I’m not entirely sure if it’s atrophy in my right leg or something else but I can’t even seem to flex my right calf as much as my left and it’s bothering me. My right calf also has a small lump where I’ve noticed the atrophy has occurred and it’s that lump where I feel most of the twitching going on. I also have days where I feel like the twitching and pain and atrophy is getting worse.
I’m still able to walk around just fine and run up and down stairs and can move all of my toes up and down with some stiffness and pain in my right foot. I played baseball last week and was running around full sprint but with some ache and pain. I’m also able to walk on my tippy toes and balance myself on both legs individually. And yesterday I was able to go on a hike and climb over rocks and went for a quick swim got out and proceeded to play basketball that same day obviously with pain in my right leg just ignoring it. But getting home my leg felt so weak I could still walk but it was extremely stiff and painful. Not sure if I strained my calf and Achilles’ tendon or have a small tear in both. I’ve actually gone to my PCP and my doctor recommended me to go see a neurologist but quite frankly I’m not entirely sure why.. maybe my doctor has seen something I don’t ?
This has been going on for about 2 weeks now and not knowing what’s going on has been gnawing at me and is frustrating. Why’d my PCP recommend me to see a neurologist? Is this how ALS starts ? Mind you I’m a 22 year old Hispanic male.
Posting pics of my calves and you can see the difference in calf muscle size between left and right.
Anything helps guys thank you !
I’ve recently been feeling some soreness and tightness in my right calf and I’m not sure exactly why but I’ve getting small twitches and random pains when I’m either sitting down or walking. It’s a small burning sensation down to my Achilles’ tendon and goes up to my right calf and continues all the way up to the back of my knee in my tendon and I just feel random twitches and it’s a bit painful. I’m also right hand and leg dominant and I’ve noticed that my left leg is actually bigger than my right leg and that’s freaking me out I’m not entirely sure if it’s atrophy in my right leg or something else but I can’t even seem to flex my right calf as much as my left and it’s bothering me. My right calf also has a small lump where I’ve noticed the atrophy has occurred and it’s that lump where I feel most of the twitching going on. I also have days where I feel like the twitching and pain and atrophy is getting worse.
I’m still able to walk around just fine and run up and down stairs and can move all of my toes up and down with some stiffness and pain in my right foot. I played baseball last week and was running around full sprint but with some ache and pain. I’m also able to walk on my tippy toes and balance myself on both legs individually. And yesterday I was able to go on a hike and climb over rocks and went for a quick swim got out and proceeded to play basketball that same day obviously with pain in my right leg just ignoring it. But getting home my leg felt so weak I could still walk but it was extremely stiff and painful. Not sure if I strained my calf and Achilles’ tendon or have a small tear in both. I’ve actually gone to my PCP and my doctor recommended me to go see a neurologist but quite frankly I’m not entirely sure why.. maybe my doctor has seen something I don’t ?
This has been going on for about 2 weeks now and not knowing what’s going on has been gnawing at me and is frustrating. Why’d my PCP recommend me to see a neurologist? Is this how ALS starts ? Mind you I’m a 22 year old Hispanic male.
Posting pics of my calves and you can see the difference in calf muscle size between left and right.
Anything helps guys thank you !