Matt929999
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Hello everyone, I would like to thank everyone in advance for being so helpful on this forum. I am having several symptoms that I would like to run by everyone if I may.
I am a 35 year old male in relative good health, no medical history of anything major, I work in home improvement painting carpentry etc.
My symptoms began around 6 months ago in November. While working a job painting I noticed a dull ache in my right shoulder. Thinking it would go away I pressed on, it got progressively worse however and the pain took an entire month to subside. During that time I did not sleep at all (the pain was worse at night) and I started to have twitching in that shoulder/bicep/forearm. In early January the pain finally subsided and my ortho prescribed pt and said it was most likely an impingement in the shoulder.
From that time until the present I’ve noticed the following: Twitching has spread out of that arm into all parts of my body. Face/tongue/legs/feet/hands/butt/abdomen/back. (Oddly enough not so much in the injured arm anymore) I have also been told by my ortho that my rear delt has atrophied along with my forearm on the right side, also noticed that arm is a bit weaker than the left (odd because I’m right handed) my left calf has been bothering me as well, pain some days tightness it also looks smaller than the one on the right, my tongue is as though it’s not working properly (feels tired, sore sometimes, muscles below it feel about the same) will twitch in the side if I tent my cheeks. Also have had transient pain throughout my body
I saw a neurologist last week and he preformed exam testing in his office, said it all looked good, he looked at the atrophy and my tongue but did not seem concerned? I mentioned to him my concerns about ALS and he said we can do an EMG to ease my concerns but he doesn’t feel ALS is my issue. There were no appointments before June first however so I’m waiting now.
I had an MRI of my c-spine and shoulder yesterday ordered by my ortho, the results of which I will hear about on the 11th this month.
Guys I’ll level with you, I have a lot of balls up in the air right now and it’s really scaring me. I’m hoping for the best everyday I go through this and it’s really hard. My biggest question is can this atrophy be caused by my shoulder injury months back? I’ve been doing pt since Mid January and the muscles around the atrophied ones seem to be strenghtening, but not sure if the atrophied muscles are getting better. This is all so different from how I usually feel and I’m trying to cope, however I’m loosing my hope bit by bit. Sorry for the novel here but if anyone can lend me some knowledge and or advise going forward, I would be very greatful. Thank you all.
I am a 35 year old male in relative good health, no medical history of anything major, I work in home improvement painting carpentry etc.
My symptoms began around 6 months ago in November. While working a job painting I noticed a dull ache in my right shoulder. Thinking it would go away I pressed on, it got progressively worse however and the pain took an entire month to subside. During that time I did not sleep at all (the pain was worse at night) and I started to have twitching in that shoulder/bicep/forearm. In early January the pain finally subsided and my ortho prescribed pt and said it was most likely an impingement in the shoulder.
From that time until the present I’ve noticed the following: Twitching has spread out of that arm into all parts of my body. Face/tongue/legs/feet/hands/butt/abdomen/back. (Oddly enough not so much in the injured arm anymore) I have also been told by my ortho that my rear delt has atrophied along with my forearm on the right side, also noticed that arm is a bit weaker than the left (odd because I’m right handed) my left calf has been bothering me as well, pain some days tightness it also looks smaller than the one on the right, my tongue is as though it’s not working properly (feels tired, sore sometimes, muscles below it feel about the same) will twitch in the side if I tent my cheeks. Also have had transient pain throughout my body
I saw a neurologist last week and he preformed exam testing in his office, said it all looked good, he looked at the atrophy and my tongue but did not seem concerned? I mentioned to him my concerns about ALS and he said we can do an EMG to ease my concerns but he doesn’t feel ALS is my issue. There were no appointments before June first however so I’m waiting now.
I had an MRI of my c-spine and shoulder yesterday ordered by my ortho, the results of which I will hear about on the 11th this month.
Guys I’ll level with you, I have a lot of balls up in the air right now and it’s really scaring me. I’m hoping for the best everyday I go through this and it’s really hard. My biggest question is can this atrophy be caused by my shoulder injury months back? I’ve been doing pt since Mid January and the muscles around the atrophied ones seem to be strenghtening, but not sure if the atrophied muscles are getting better. This is all so different from how I usually feel and I’m trying to cope, however I’m loosing my hope bit by bit. Sorry for the novel here but if anyone can lend me some knowledge and or advise going forward, I would be very greatful. Thank you all.
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