Sebastian_1987
New member
- Joined
- Apr 11, 2021
- Messages
- 3
- Reason
- Learn about ALS
- Diagnosis
- 04/2021
- Country
- DE
Hi @ all,
My name is Sebastian and I am 33 years old. I am really concerned having ALS. Maybee you can give me some hints how to interprete the weakness in mentioned ALS symptoms. I recognized, that its harder for me about 3 Weeks ago, that my right calve is some kind of weak compared to the left one. That means i can do every normal activity like walking or running without falling or tripping. My feeling is about inside my calve. It feels like it would start to cramp any second. If I Lift my calve on the right side its harder than normal and im just able to lift my calve 6-10 times. My left calve is able to do the same exercise for 20-30 times without any signes of tiredness.
Is this characterized as weakness in ALS?
How is weakness felt from patients having ALS? Is this coming slowly or are you not able to do something from one second to the other?
Secondly i started getting fasciculations within calves 7 days ago. They are now ongoing 24/7. You have to watch carefully to see them, i just feel them due to my pants or if i am lying in bed. I need contact to feel them. if i am sitting with shorts or after showering i dont feel them, but i can see them in a special light condition. They are everywhere over my calves, not just one point. Even if I contract the muscle i can see the light twitches.
I have seen a neurologist. He examined my condition due to some normal power tests, reflex tests and so on. i told him about the twitches, but he was not able to see them. Because of this and because i passed all of the forcetests made, he told me that the fasciculations will be benign and further that he is totally sure that I dont have ALS. Blood Test are without any signs of any illness.
At this moment i am having:
1. Twitching Calves Musclse 24/7 on both sides
2. Feeling Weakness in my right calve (I can do everything, but with lower force or lower amount of reps). Weakness felt was first symptom, twitches occured afterwards.
3. Feeling Weakness in my right Arm/ shoulder => feeling that my arm is not that stable - especially while working at the computer or while lifting bottles (hard to describe). - Not twitches.
Would be great if someone could help me here and mybee have some recomandations for me.
Sorry for my bad english, I am not a native speaker.
Best regards,
Sebastian
My name is Sebastian and I am 33 years old. I am really concerned having ALS. Maybee you can give me some hints how to interprete the weakness in mentioned ALS symptoms. I recognized, that its harder for me about 3 Weeks ago, that my right calve is some kind of weak compared to the left one. That means i can do every normal activity like walking or running without falling or tripping. My feeling is about inside my calve. It feels like it would start to cramp any second. If I Lift my calve on the right side its harder than normal and im just able to lift my calve 6-10 times. My left calve is able to do the same exercise for 20-30 times without any signes of tiredness.
Is this characterized as weakness in ALS?
How is weakness felt from patients having ALS? Is this coming slowly or are you not able to do something from one second to the other?
Secondly i started getting fasciculations within calves 7 days ago. They are now ongoing 24/7. You have to watch carefully to see them, i just feel them due to my pants or if i am lying in bed. I need contact to feel them. if i am sitting with shorts or after showering i dont feel them, but i can see them in a special light condition. They are everywhere over my calves, not just one point. Even if I contract the muscle i can see the light twitches.
I have seen a neurologist. He examined my condition due to some normal power tests, reflex tests and so on. i told him about the twitches, but he was not able to see them. Because of this and because i passed all of the forcetests made, he told me that the fasciculations will be benign and further that he is totally sure that I dont have ALS. Blood Test are without any signs of any illness.
At this moment i am having:
1. Twitching Calves Musclse 24/7 on both sides
2. Feeling Weakness in my right calve (I can do everything, but with lower force or lower amount of reps). Weakness felt was first symptom, twitches occured afterwards.
3. Feeling Weakness in my right Arm/ shoulder => feeling that my arm is not that stable - especially while working at the computer or while lifting bottles (hard to describe). - Not twitches.
Would be great if someone could help me here and mybee have some recomandations for me.
Sorry for my bad english, I am not a native speaker.
Best regards,
Sebastian