jshrews1
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- Atlanta
Hi Everyone,
Happy holidays. I've been doing my best to keep my spirits up but lately I've been feeling some symptoms the past few months which have made me feel very anxious. I am very grateful for this wonderful community and people who spend valuable time reading these posts. Hopefully this won't be too long.
I am 30M.
In October I started having dizziness like a loss of balance and that continued until November until I had trouble sleeping. That's when the twitching started pretty much all over but mostly in my thighs and calfs. This is 24/7. This is still the case today besides I have noticed more twitching on my left cheek, nose, and some on my tongue.
In november then started to notice more cramping which made things like running and exercise difficult. I still have frequent cramps to this day. Some are very painful but only last a few seconds. I also felt like my forearm was feeling sore and couldn't use my right arm to play guitar or do puzzles for very long and I will pay for it later.
In December my right arm pain continues and has gone up into my shoulder. If I use my arm to do anything physical it hurts very badly for hours after. This makes me sad because I'm not able to do the physical activities I normally do.
I've also noticed the past month or so that my throat is making clenching noises when I eat food and gurgling noises when I drink water. I also notice I cough more and have more frequent indigestion in my throat and hiccuping/burping. My voice also sounds growly.
I've had a couple of Neuro exams in early and mid November and the clinical exam didn't show anything. This was toward the beginning of the arm pain and twitching. I had some blood tests taken and had B12 around 200. The second Neurologist thinks the dizziness and twitches come from this but the first Neuro is unconvinced. I am also unconvinced since I've been taking b12 supplements since and the symptoms are worsening.
My sleep continues to suffer as I'll either wake up every couple of hours due to a choking noise in my throat or my hands will be completely numb.
I have an EMG coming up on January 10th but I'm having a really hard time keeping a positive attitude. I haven't many posts with arm pain and throat issues so wanted to get some rational thoughts as I have been rather convinced that some serious is going on here. I'm also worried that whatever is happening in my arm will throw a false positive on the EMG.
I have no issues walking or tripping or doing most things with my hands and arms. It just is really painful if I push my right arm too much.
I also don't have issues swallowing I just notice the noises and more frequent throat clearing, sneezing, and coughing.
Thanks.
Hi just hoping to get some thoughts on this. Does it sound like als? Do the throat issues and arm pain sound like early signs of weakness? I'm somewhat confused on bulbar vs. Limb onset. Do they normally happen around the same time? Sorry to bother you all.
Happy holidays. I've been doing my best to keep my spirits up but lately I've been feeling some symptoms the past few months which have made me feel very anxious. I am very grateful for this wonderful community and people who spend valuable time reading these posts. Hopefully this won't be too long.
I am 30M.
In October I started having dizziness like a loss of balance and that continued until November until I had trouble sleeping. That's when the twitching started pretty much all over but mostly in my thighs and calfs. This is 24/7. This is still the case today besides I have noticed more twitching on my left cheek, nose, and some on my tongue.
In november then started to notice more cramping which made things like running and exercise difficult. I still have frequent cramps to this day. Some are very painful but only last a few seconds. I also felt like my forearm was feeling sore and couldn't use my right arm to play guitar or do puzzles for very long and I will pay for it later.
In December my right arm pain continues and has gone up into my shoulder. If I use my arm to do anything physical it hurts very badly for hours after. This makes me sad because I'm not able to do the physical activities I normally do.
I've also noticed the past month or so that my throat is making clenching noises when I eat food and gurgling noises when I drink water. I also notice I cough more and have more frequent indigestion in my throat and hiccuping/burping. My voice also sounds growly.
I've had a couple of Neuro exams in early and mid November and the clinical exam didn't show anything. This was toward the beginning of the arm pain and twitching. I had some blood tests taken and had B12 around 200. The second Neurologist thinks the dizziness and twitches come from this but the first Neuro is unconvinced. I am also unconvinced since I've been taking b12 supplements since and the symptoms are worsening.
My sleep continues to suffer as I'll either wake up every couple of hours due to a choking noise in my throat or my hands will be completely numb.
I have an EMG coming up on January 10th but I'm having a really hard time keeping a positive attitude. I haven't many posts with arm pain and throat issues so wanted to get some rational thoughts as I have been rather convinced that some serious is going on here. I'm also worried that whatever is happening in my arm will throw a false positive on the EMG.
I have no issues walking or tripping or doing most things with my hands and arms. It just is really painful if I push my right arm too much.
I also don't have issues swallowing I just notice the noises and more frequent throat clearing, sneezing, and coughing.
Thanks.
Hi just hoping to get some thoughts on this. Does it sound like als? Do the throat issues and arm pain sound like early signs of weakness? I'm somewhat confused on bulbar vs. Limb onset. Do they normally happen around the same time? Sorry to bother you all.