poly
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- Dec 29, 2020
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- Learn about ALS
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- NY
- City
- New York
Firstly, I want to introduce myself a little bit. I´m 22 y.o. - football player. My grandmother had ALS and I am really concerned that I might have it too now because I have some symptoms.
It started about 9 months ago when I had random twitching all over my body. I wasn´t concerned at all that time and it dissapeared, it lasted about 1 month. Then my football season started and I had no issues at all. But it has ended about 3 months ago and I have for about 1,5 month twitching again and since then I am absolutely terrified. I also have swallowing issues. It´s harder to swallow for me in general and especially in the morning before drinking and I have also dry in my mouth. Lately my hand also started to hurt but I can´t say that I feel objectively weakness there. Twitching seems to be worse after hard training these days. My tongue is also twitching I think but I can´t feel that. I have no problem with my speech I think but I can´t tell for sure, I have objectivitely no weakness, subjectively sometimes. Could it be a bulbar form of ALS? I´m going to see doctor asap but I also wanted to know your opinion.
I also forgot to mention that my back and especially neck hurt but that´s a problem I have already had for about 5 years. MRI showed nothing wrong long time ago.
It started about 9 months ago when I had random twitching all over my body. I wasn´t concerned at all that time and it dissapeared, it lasted about 1 month. Then my football season started and I had no issues at all. But it has ended about 3 months ago and I have for about 1,5 month twitching again and since then I am absolutely terrified. I also have swallowing issues. It´s harder to swallow for me in general and especially in the morning before drinking and I have also dry in my mouth. Lately my hand also started to hurt but I can´t say that I feel objectively weakness there. Twitching seems to be worse after hard training these days. My tongue is also twitching I think but I can´t feel that. I have no problem with my speech I think but I can´t tell for sure, I have objectivitely no weakness, subjectively sometimes. Could it be a bulbar form of ALS? I´m going to see doctor asap but I also wanted to know your opinion.
I also forgot to mention that my back and especially neck hurt but that´s a problem I have already had for about 5 years. MRI showed nothing wrong long time ago.