Hello all, I have been reading through the forum all night. Some amazing people here.
I have some questions of concern. About four nights ago I took a walk after a few beers and noticed my foot feeling strange. I didn't think much of it because my foot seemed fine earlier in the day. The next morning I woke up and it still felt wierd. I noticed I could only lift the front part of my left foot slightly. So I went online and discovered this could be foot drop. Could this come on suddenly like this? I became very concerned when it said a cause could be ALS, because my father has been battling this disease for the last ten years. I am in my 30's and there is no other person in our family that has been known to have the disease. Could this be the hereditary version of ALS with no past history other than my father.
I started getting twitches in my legs and feet ever since I read about the other symptoms of ALS. My leg also feels cramped, but I have been obsessing on it and tightening my calf to see if there has been any loss of muscle, which there doesn't seem to be. I am a bit of a neurotic and have told a few friends and they seem to think I am freaking out over nothing, but this foot thing has me scared. Also, last night I had a couple of drinks and I couldn't lift my other foot at all, but today it is back to almost normal. My left foot still feels the same as it did four nights ago. I am driving myself crazy and haven't been able to sleep. Can foot drop come and go? I am thinking of going to a doctor this week to see what he has to say.
Any answers or comments would be greatly appreciated.
I have some questions of concern. About four nights ago I took a walk after a few beers and noticed my foot feeling strange. I didn't think much of it because my foot seemed fine earlier in the day. The next morning I woke up and it still felt wierd. I noticed I could only lift the front part of my left foot slightly. So I went online and discovered this could be foot drop. Could this come on suddenly like this? I became very concerned when it said a cause could be ALS, because my father has been battling this disease for the last ten years. I am in my 30's and there is no other person in our family that has been known to have the disease. Could this be the hereditary version of ALS with no past history other than my father.
I started getting twitches in my legs and feet ever since I read about the other symptoms of ALS. My leg also feels cramped, but I have been obsessing on it and tightening my calf to see if there has been any loss of muscle, which there doesn't seem to be. I am a bit of a neurotic and have told a few friends and they seem to think I am freaking out over nothing, but this foot thing has me scared. Also, last night I had a couple of drinks and I couldn't lift my other foot at all, but today it is back to almost normal. My left foot still feels the same as it did four nights ago. I am driving myself crazy and haven't been able to sleep. Can foot drop come and go? I am thinking of going to a doctor this week to see what he has to say.
Any answers or comments would be greatly appreciated.