Sc1118
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- Jun 11, 2018
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- Learn about ALS
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- Georgia
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- Atlanta
Hello. I want to first say thank you for any information or insight you may be able to give me. I also wanted to say that my thoughts are with you all that have been affected by this disease.
I am concerned due to a few reasons.
About a week ago, I noticed something was "off" with my left foot. I shook it off as I thought it was in my head until one day it really nagged me. I discovered that I couldn't walk on my left heel, and that any weight would send my entire foot crashing down. The weakness was so subtle that if I hadn't tried walking on my heels, I may have not given it a thought. I was still able to walk normally in day to day activities, but I went to my GP and he was convinced that it was not ALS. He said it could be temporary muscle weakness due to a nerve or overuse. In my mind it was drop foot not caused by a nerve or overuse.
The reason I wasn't satisfied with that answer was because I had no pain in my back, leg or foot.
A few days of constantly trying to walk on my heels later, I'm now able to walk on both heels for a limited time. After about 5 seconds, my left foot starts straining under the weight and comes down, but is an improvement from where it was a week ago.
I thought this meant it wasn't ALS until I noticed that a muscle fiber in my left quad would twitch whenever I put any weight on it. When there is no weight, it only twitches here and there. I also noticed that when flexing both legs, the right thigh had an instant response, and I could feel all parts of my right leg flex. My left quad, however, takes more effort and time and by feeling with my fingers, I can tell there are areas that don't flex, while the same area on my right thigh does flex. The thing that concerns me here is the twitching under strain, as well as potential weakness that affects my left quad's ability to flex fully.
I have noticed no other weakness other than not being able to walk on my left heel well.
I do have twitches in both sides of my body, but I am aware that these are likely nothing.
The left quad, right next to the inside of my knee twitches when weight is put on.
I am 25, male.
My main questions:
Does it sound like I may have ALS?
Would my foot be able to improve the way it has if I did have ALS?
Is twitching under strain something to be concerned about?
Does the inability to flex my left quad indicate weakness?
Thank you all for your time. I have been fighting anxiety over this, and my follow up appointment isn't for another month. I wanted to see if there were any answers I could get to either put my mind at ease or get me to get a second opinion.
Regards,
Sc
I am concerned due to a few reasons.
About a week ago, I noticed something was "off" with my left foot. I shook it off as I thought it was in my head until one day it really nagged me. I discovered that I couldn't walk on my left heel, and that any weight would send my entire foot crashing down. The weakness was so subtle that if I hadn't tried walking on my heels, I may have not given it a thought. I was still able to walk normally in day to day activities, but I went to my GP and he was convinced that it was not ALS. He said it could be temporary muscle weakness due to a nerve or overuse. In my mind it was drop foot not caused by a nerve or overuse.
The reason I wasn't satisfied with that answer was because I had no pain in my back, leg or foot.
A few days of constantly trying to walk on my heels later, I'm now able to walk on both heels for a limited time. After about 5 seconds, my left foot starts straining under the weight and comes down, but is an improvement from where it was a week ago.
I thought this meant it wasn't ALS until I noticed that a muscle fiber in my left quad would twitch whenever I put any weight on it. When there is no weight, it only twitches here and there. I also noticed that when flexing both legs, the right thigh had an instant response, and I could feel all parts of my right leg flex. My left quad, however, takes more effort and time and by feeling with my fingers, I can tell there are areas that don't flex, while the same area on my right thigh does flex. The thing that concerns me here is the twitching under strain, as well as potential weakness that affects my left quad's ability to flex fully.
I have noticed no other weakness other than not being able to walk on my left heel well.
I do have twitches in both sides of my body, but I am aware that these are likely nothing.
The left quad, right next to the inside of my knee twitches when weight is put on.
I am 25, male.
My main questions:
Does it sound like I may have ALS?
Would my foot be able to improve the way it has if I did have ALS?
Is twitching under strain something to be concerned about?
Does the inability to flex my left quad indicate weakness?
Thank you all for your time. I have been fighting anxiety over this, and my follow up appointment isn't for another month. I wanted to see if there were any answers I could get to either put my mind at ease or get me to get a second opinion.
Regards,
Sc