Hi,
Im 39, about 9 months ago I got a very bad virus; fever, cold symptoms etc. At the end of the virus I started getting muscle twitching in my legs, then it spread to my arms. My doctor said he thought it was some rare reaction to the virus. About 3 months after that my left calf started hurting and it hasn't gone away and neither has the twitching. The calf pain feels like a pulled muscle that won't heal. My legs feel very stiff and weak although I can still stand on my toes, heels etc. I try to exercise, I used to be a very very active person before all of this happened, in fact I thought I might have Lyme disease because we were hiking shortly before I got sick, but Ive been tested twice and it's negative. After any small exertion I am in so much pain, I can't exercise again for at least a week. I had an EMG that was negative about 3 months ago. A few days ago I had an eye exam and my eye doc asked me if I was getting double vision at the end of the day, he noticed that my right eye was loosing muscle control- he said it was very slight though, but it was a neurological thing and I should inform my regular doc. I went to see my GP and told him and he still thinks it is from the virus, I have had many Epstien Barr virus tests and the always show an active infection, although I thought this really didn't mean much, my doc thinks it is the cause of my problems. Needles to say, given the twitches, the stiff legs, the pain and now the eye thing, I am scared to death of ALS. Does this sound like ALS?
Thanks
Gina
Im 39, about 9 months ago I got a very bad virus; fever, cold symptoms etc. At the end of the virus I started getting muscle twitching in my legs, then it spread to my arms. My doctor said he thought it was some rare reaction to the virus. About 3 months after that my left calf started hurting and it hasn't gone away and neither has the twitching. The calf pain feels like a pulled muscle that won't heal. My legs feel very stiff and weak although I can still stand on my toes, heels etc. I try to exercise, I used to be a very very active person before all of this happened, in fact I thought I might have Lyme disease because we were hiking shortly before I got sick, but Ive been tested twice and it's negative. After any small exertion I am in so much pain, I can't exercise again for at least a week. I had an EMG that was negative about 3 months ago. A few days ago I had an eye exam and my eye doc asked me if I was getting double vision at the end of the day, he noticed that my right eye was loosing muscle control- he said it was very slight though, but it was a neurological thing and I should inform my regular doc. I went to see my GP and told him and he still thinks it is from the virus, I have had many Epstien Barr virus tests and the always show an active infection, although I thought this really didn't mean much, my doc thinks it is the cause of my problems. Needles to say, given the twitches, the stiff legs, the pain and now the eye thing, I am scared to death of ALS. Does this sound like ALS?
Thanks
Gina