Gbellis
New member
- Joined
- Jun 29, 2022
- Messages
- 7
- Reason
- Lost a loved one
- Diagnosis
- 04/2020
- Country
- US
- State
- CA
- City
- Folsom
Hi all,
I am first sorry that this disease has effected all of you as it has me. ALS runs in my family. I have had multiple family members pass away from it and my dad currently has ALS. I am only 23 but am experiencing some sort of symptoms it seems to me. My brother who is 2 years older than me has also expressed similar symptoms to me. His have been going on a bit longer than mine to the point it gives me a sort of comfort that it may be something else. My first symptom which I hear is not really a symptom but looking back on it seemed to be the start of this. I woke up one morning and had an extremely painful feeling in my neck to where I couldn’t move very well at all. I was then in pain for about 2-3 weeks as it lessened and eventually went away. It then came back 2-3 months later and I noticed muscle loss in my right trap/shoulder blade area. I went to chiropractors and a few other things recently that did not help. I now just feel tightness in my thumb and throughout the right side of my body. Just sort of started feeling tightness in my calf’s. My right side used to be stronger but is now weaker as well. The muscle loss plus the right thumb stiffness are what worries me. I know I’m just dumping this on here in a frenzy lol but as I’m sure you guys can imagine it worries me having run in my family. My dad assures me I’m too young but I still question it. So my main symptoms are muscle tightness in my shoulder/back along with muscle loss and weakness. Also tightness/stiffness in my thumb. Can anyone speak to this? Thank you
I am first sorry that this disease has effected all of you as it has me. ALS runs in my family. I have had multiple family members pass away from it and my dad currently has ALS. I am only 23 but am experiencing some sort of symptoms it seems to me. My brother who is 2 years older than me has also expressed similar symptoms to me. His have been going on a bit longer than mine to the point it gives me a sort of comfort that it may be something else. My first symptom which I hear is not really a symptom but looking back on it seemed to be the start of this. I woke up one morning and had an extremely painful feeling in my neck to where I couldn’t move very well at all. I was then in pain for about 2-3 weeks as it lessened and eventually went away. It then came back 2-3 months later and I noticed muscle loss in my right trap/shoulder blade area. I went to chiropractors and a few other things recently that did not help. I now just feel tightness in my thumb and throughout the right side of my body. Just sort of started feeling tightness in my calf’s. My right side used to be stronger but is now weaker as well. The muscle loss plus the right thumb stiffness are what worries me. I know I’m just dumping this on here in a frenzy lol but as I’m sure you guys can imagine it worries me having run in my family. My dad assures me I’m too young but I still question it. So my main symptoms are muscle tightness in my shoulder/back along with muscle loss and weakness. Also tightness/stiffness in my thumb. Can anyone speak to this? Thank you