cshin
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Hello everyone,
For over 6 months now, my right thumb has been very sore and tired, like an arthritic pain, and most of all I’m experiencing kind of a restlessness that makes it hard to exert strength in my thenar muscle area. I understand loss of function/mobility is the hallmark symptom of ALS, which I have not had yet (ie I haven’t dropped any object unintentionally or have difficulty buttoning, writing, etc) however those activities come more strenuously as the thenar muscle area feels stiff and weak, like the feeling I’m about to drop something and am holding on to it strenuously. Most concerningly, it seems like I have atrophy in the said thenar muscle area so wanted to ask here if this is indeed atrophy and/or if atrophy is precedes loss of mobility. I know a young lady in her 20s who is diagnosed with ALS and her first noticeable symptom was stiff and sore wrist without loss of mobility. Her next symptom was difficulty speaking (and this is a function she still retains to this day) before she experienced mobility with her legs. My father also passed from ALS.
Photos of my right had where the atrophy is are attached as well as those of my left hand for comparison.
Thank you so much for your time and understanding.
For over 6 months now, my right thumb has been very sore and tired, like an arthritic pain, and most of all I’m experiencing kind of a restlessness that makes it hard to exert strength in my thenar muscle area. I understand loss of function/mobility is the hallmark symptom of ALS, which I have not had yet (ie I haven’t dropped any object unintentionally or have difficulty buttoning, writing, etc) however those activities come more strenuously as the thenar muscle area feels stiff and weak, like the feeling I’m about to drop something and am holding on to it strenuously. Most concerningly, it seems like I have atrophy in the said thenar muscle area so wanted to ask here if this is indeed atrophy and/or if atrophy is precedes loss of mobility. I know a young lady in her 20s who is diagnosed with ALS and her first noticeable symptom was stiff and sore wrist without loss of mobility. Her next symptom was difficulty speaking (and this is a function she still retains to this day) before she experienced mobility with her legs. My father also passed from ALS.
Photos of my right had where the atrophy is are attached as well as those of my left hand for comparison.
Thank you so much for your time and understanding.
