delorme
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Hi all,
I have read many threads about ALS on this forum and finally have decided to post mine. I am 33 years old and 3 weeks ago I have had a virus based enteritis with mild fevers lasting for 4 days. After I have recovered from it, I started to feel strange weakness in my left leg. When I searched internet for my symptoms, I was absolutely scared with the results. Anyway, I went to my GP who sent me to neurologist. She has performed standard examination (walking, reflexes, etc)- which resulted fine - I was also able to walk on my toes and heels. Anyway, now after a week after my visit to neuro, I start to see twitching on my lower limbs, also paeticulalrly on my left leg - couple muscle are twitching like every 5 minutes for 1 second. It has completely scared me as now my leg feels as if it would be compressed with an iron glove. On one of the threads here it was explained that twitching together with weakness in legs is "definitive" sign of early ALS. After reading this I really started to be very anxious - i have 3 small kids - and my brain started desperately looking for other symptoms before the enteritis. I remember that approx 4 months ago I have noticed several times a strange feeling on my left leg after I woke up in the morning - something like someone would hold your ankle. I don't rwmember about the twitching, it migjt have been there and i just did not pay attention to it. Holding feeling has disappeaered during the day or at least it wasn't noticable. Can this be a sign for ALS? My neuro has sent me to EMG which will happen in 2 weeks time. Until then I have to fight anxiety.
Thanks.
I have read many threads about ALS on this forum and finally have decided to post mine. I am 33 years old and 3 weeks ago I have had a virus based enteritis with mild fevers lasting for 4 days. After I have recovered from it, I started to feel strange weakness in my left leg. When I searched internet for my symptoms, I was absolutely scared with the results. Anyway, I went to my GP who sent me to neurologist. She has performed standard examination (walking, reflexes, etc)- which resulted fine - I was also able to walk on my toes and heels. Anyway, now after a week after my visit to neuro, I start to see twitching on my lower limbs, also paeticulalrly on my left leg - couple muscle are twitching like every 5 minutes for 1 second. It has completely scared me as now my leg feels as if it would be compressed with an iron glove. On one of the threads here it was explained that twitching together with weakness in legs is "definitive" sign of early ALS. After reading this I really started to be very anxious - i have 3 small kids - and my brain started desperately looking for other symptoms before the enteritis. I remember that approx 4 months ago I have noticed several times a strange feeling on my left leg after I woke up in the morning - something like someone would hold your ankle. I don't rwmember about the twitching, it migjt have been there and i just did not pay attention to it. Holding feeling has disappeaered during the day or at least it wasn't noticable. Can this be a sign for ALS? My neuro has sent me to EMG which will happen in 2 weeks time. Until then I have to fight anxiety.
Thanks.