Could this be symptoms of ALS ?

[baseballnut]

I am a healthy male 45 yrs old. About a year ago i started noticing when i exercise my muscles in my legs only are really acheing and i have to take an antiinflamatory to make it better yet it still bothers me for a day or 2 after. I also notice when i walk on flat ground my knees are ok but if i go UP or DOWN stairs or steep hills my knees are kind of weak. This seems to be getting slightly worse over a year. Somedays my legs or ok but somedays my leg muscles feel really weak like they are going to collapse.

I have had x-rays on my knees for artheritis and nothing showed up
Blood test showed everything normal
Did a cardiac stress test and did well on the treadmill time wise (12 mins).

I am getting a little worried or is this just old age creeping up on me, i am a bit overweight 5'10" 220 lbs and only really play sports 2X/wk but go all out when i do sports like softball and badminton.

Any docs or nurses out there with an idea ?

Thanks ......

 

[baseballnut]

I should also add that i take BP meds (diuretic and ACE inhibitor) but it is well controlled.

 

[ottawa girl]

For goodness sakes, why are you thinking ALS? Nothing you describe sounds like it.
Go back to your doctor, if you think you need to.
I think if you drop a few lbs, your knees and heart will thank you.

Enjoy the beautiful Kawartha area - you live in a beautiful spot.

 

[panguinjen]

Please go to you doc tor. Doesn't sound like ALS in any way, shape or form! Good luck!

Jen

 

[Toto's Dorothy]

We are not doc tors here, so the re spon ses you get are our o pin ions based on our journey. If you are still ex erci sing after a year, I really wouldn't worry about ALS. But go to your doc tor and get checked out. And as O Girl mentioned, dropping a few pounds could make a change with your me ds.

Good luck.