amdcpus
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Hi all, I'm a 20 year old male who found this forum after reading about ALS quite a while. I have read the "READ BEFORE POSTING! Answers to common concerns about possible symptoms" thread quite a few times, but match some criteria and not others.
Symptoms started around 5 months ago, with a constant spasming/shaking/ vibrating in the lower back area. This feeling has slowly spread throughout all my legs, feet, and my entire back, shoulders and neck. This vibrating/tingling/sore feeling is ever present.
I understand sensory symptoms alone are not indicative of ALS. However, I have been experiencing significant weakness and unsteadiness when making movements, such as walking, with a strong feeling of weakness/buckling in the legs constantly. These symptoms are also very prominent in the upper back, shoulder and neck area. They "shake" or feel as if they are buckling often when I make movements with my arms/shoulder, and feel as if they are "buckling" or spasming and are weak the entirety of the time I am walking. I feel my symptoms have been slowly progessing/getting worse since they started around 5 months ago.
I have had urine and blood work done, and nothing has been found in those. I have also had a brain MRI, lumbar spine MRI and cervical spine MRI and all have come up clean as well. Hence the worry for ALS. I plan on seeing my neurologist again as soon as possible in order to ask for an EMG.
Thank you very much to all those reading.
Symptoms started around 5 months ago, with a constant spasming/shaking/ vibrating in the lower back area. This feeling has slowly spread throughout all my legs, feet, and my entire back, shoulders and neck. This vibrating/tingling/sore feeling is ever present.
I understand sensory symptoms alone are not indicative of ALS. However, I have been experiencing significant weakness and unsteadiness when making movements, such as walking, with a strong feeling of weakness/buckling in the legs constantly. These symptoms are also very prominent in the upper back, shoulder and neck area. They "shake" or feel as if they are buckling often when I make movements with my arms/shoulder, and feel as if they are "buckling" or spasming and are weak the entirety of the time I am walking. I feel my symptoms have been slowly progessing/getting worse since they started around 5 months ago.
I have had urine and blood work done, and nothing has been found in those. I have also had a brain MRI, lumbar spine MRI and cervical spine MRI and all have come up clean as well. Hence the worry for ALS. I plan on seeing my neurologist again as soon as possible in order to ask for an EMG.
Thank you very much to all those reading.