vvrond94
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Hello all, I have been on this forum reading and learning, but decided to finally do my first post for my own concerns. Before I explain I'd like to say I truly see and experience the strength and knowledge you guys have whether you were diagnosed or took care of a loved one, etc. I truly admire it.
A little quick background:
I have been dealing with anxiety/health anxiety and stress for as long as I can remember but never as bad as it all started December 4th when I was going through a cancer scare due to elevated liver enzymes. Although relieved it was only fatty liver (still bad) I was still stressing because I lost 10-12 pounds in the course of maybe 2 months. I didn't eat much and stress levels were high during that period but never blamed it on that for my weight loss.
On December 14th, I noticed frequent fasciculations on my legs for about a week or two then eventually I felt them sometimes on my chin, arms, eyebrows, stomach, but most often on my legs. still to this day. They haven't gotten worse, I feel them in my legs mostly at rest and never really when im active. They keep up the same pace usually. Probably a 1-2 second twitch every 5 min on different parts of my leg or feet and sometimes somewhere random. I have had fasciculations in the past, but only occasionally or maybe I just didn't pay much attention to them until they became frequent and found out twitches can be part of ALS and freaked out ever since.
I dont know if I became hyperaware and started checking for atrophy and twitches that are more fine that I am not aware of but maybe a week after the twitches started I might of convinced myself I lost alot of muscle on both of my thighs because they looked alot skinnier and convinced myself maybe thats where my weight loss came from and now the twitches are a result of the atrophy. Although, it was both sides of my thighs that were getting skinnier and I know usually ALS starts in a localized area usually?
I'm concerned now because yesterday I felt fascics on my left thenar muscle and woke up this morning noticing there are two small dents in my thenar muscle or maybe I just noticed the atrophy right now and now resulting in twitches? I have just been so lost, afraid, depressed, and anxious through all this for over a month now.
Any input would be much appreciated guys, I am very grateful. I saw my PCP today and getting the referral to a neuro next monday. And as far as weakness, I'm still able to go to the gym and do normal daily tasks so far, but i'm afraid this may all be early signs.
A little quick background:
I have been dealing with anxiety/health anxiety and stress for as long as I can remember but never as bad as it all started December 4th when I was going through a cancer scare due to elevated liver enzymes. Although relieved it was only fatty liver (still bad) I was still stressing because I lost 10-12 pounds in the course of maybe 2 months. I didn't eat much and stress levels were high during that period but never blamed it on that for my weight loss.
On December 14th, I noticed frequent fasciculations on my legs for about a week or two then eventually I felt them sometimes on my chin, arms, eyebrows, stomach, but most often on my legs. still to this day. They haven't gotten worse, I feel them in my legs mostly at rest and never really when im active. They keep up the same pace usually. Probably a 1-2 second twitch every 5 min on different parts of my leg or feet and sometimes somewhere random. I have had fasciculations in the past, but only occasionally or maybe I just didn't pay much attention to them until they became frequent and found out twitches can be part of ALS and freaked out ever since.
I dont know if I became hyperaware and started checking for atrophy and twitches that are more fine that I am not aware of but maybe a week after the twitches started I might of convinced myself I lost alot of muscle on both of my thighs because they looked alot skinnier and convinced myself maybe thats where my weight loss came from and now the twitches are a result of the atrophy. Although, it was both sides of my thighs that were getting skinnier and I know usually ALS starts in a localized area usually?
I'm concerned now because yesterday I felt fascics on my left thenar muscle and woke up this morning noticing there are two small dents in my thenar muscle or maybe I just noticed the atrophy right now and now resulting in twitches? I have just been so lost, afraid, depressed, and anxious through all this for over a month now.
Any input would be much appreciated guys, I am very grateful. I saw my PCP today and getting the referral to a neuro next monday. And as far as weakness, I'm still able to go to the gym and do normal daily tasks so far, but i'm afraid this may all be early signs.
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