Pumpkinjuice
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- Learn about ALS
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- PA
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- Elkins Park
Hey everyone,
I’m a 37 (almost 38) year old woman and NP (I work in fertility, limited Neuro knowledge) with 2 little kids (one only 6 months) who is gravely concerned about ALS.
For the past 4-6 weeks I’ve been having trouble walking as before- trouble with dorsiflexing the right foot and a mild steppage gait. Last week I was unable to stand or walk on my heel on the R side. This week I am able to take maybe a couple steps on that heel before I can’t keep the foot up. Oddly I am able to run without it feeling as odd as just walking feels.
Last week I began to have twitching, mainly in both calves but some in trunk and arms as well.
Over the last few days I’ve also developed muscle cramping in the R calf and some in the lower R back of the thigh - most noticeable at night- this is becoming more painful when it does happen.
Saw my PCP last week and she noted the R sided lower extremity weakness and a hyper-reflexive R patellar reflex.
I have an EMG scheduled for tomorrow and am working on getting MRIs of the brain and spine scheduled.
I welcome any thoughts, and thank you all in advance for your time and dedication to the people in this forum. I realize it probably gets frustrating seeing the same types of posts over and over.
I’m a 37 (almost 38) year old woman and NP (I work in fertility, limited Neuro knowledge) with 2 little kids (one only 6 months) who is gravely concerned about ALS.
For the past 4-6 weeks I’ve been having trouble walking as before- trouble with dorsiflexing the right foot and a mild steppage gait. Last week I was unable to stand or walk on my heel on the R side. This week I am able to take maybe a couple steps on that heel before I can’t keep the foot up. Oddly I am able to run without it feeling as odd as just walking feels.
Last week I began to have twitching, mainly in both calves but some in trunk and arms as well.
Over the last few days I’ve also developed muscle cramping in the R calf and some in the lower R back of the thigh - most noticeable at night- this is becoming more painful when it does happen.
Saw my PCP last week and she noted the R sided lower extremity weakness and a hyper-reflexive R patellar reflex.
I have an EMG scheduled for tomorrow and am working on getting MRIs of the brain and spine scheduled.
I welcome any thoughts, and thank you all in advance for your time and dedication to the people in this forum. I realize it probably gets frustrating seeing the same types of posts over and over.