knoxville
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- Joined
- Oct 31, 2014
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- Reason
- Learn about ALS
- Country
- CA
- State
- ON
- City
- burlington
Hi there,
For the past 6 months or so I have been feeling a little off with a few symptoms and whenever I have a few minutes to try and do a little research myself I keep getting directed to the forums here - and to be honest, I knew of ALS but really knew nothing about it until I started doing a little reading here.
I have two main symptoms that keep bothering me - and yes I do have a neurology appointment lined up for nov 26th
One of the symptoms is never ending daily tingling that is localized in my mid back. It feels like someone's taking their nails and scratching my back over and over - sometimes it goes away and sometimes it is just there - but it is a daily occurrence that is starting to drive me slightly batty....it's located in the right mid back. I don't have any pain.
The second thing I am experiencing is a problem with my left wrist and forarm. There are multiple issues. One major issue is twitching in the forarm area that occurs daily. The other issue is with a certain movement. If you would take your fingers and try to bend them inwards to touch the middle of your wrist - I can't move my hand back easily. It just wont go back. It's awkward and gets spastic. Eventually when I get it back up it's ok.
I also get lack of dexterity when typing lately.
These symptoms sound weird I know - hence my trying to read about them.
I get a bit of pain in my forarm also, so I was trying to see if it was maybe ulnar entrapment.
Would anyone be kind enough to provide me their thoughts on why all my searches bring me back here? I would not have though that these may symptoms of early onset, but I just don't know and I feel bothered about these two issues quite significantly.
Thank you kindly to all,
For the past 6 months or so I have been feeling a little off with a few symptoms and whenever I have a few minutes to try and do a little research myself I keep getting directed to the forums here - and to be honest, I knew of ALS but really knew nothing about it until I started doing a little reading here.
I have two main symptoms that keep bothering me - and yes I do have a neurology appointment lined up for nov 26th
One of the symptoms is never ending daily tingling that is localized in my mid back. It feels like someone's taking their nails and scratching my back over and over - sometimes it goes away and sometimes it is just there - but it is a daily occurrence that is starting to drive me slightly batty....it's located in the right mid back. I don't have any pain.
The second thing I am experiencing is a problem with my left wrist and forarm. There are multiple issues. One major issue is twitching in the forarm area that occurs daily. The other issue is with a certain movement. If you would take your fingers and try to bend them inwards to touch the middle of your wrist - I can't move my hand back easily. It just wont go back. It's awkward and gets spastic. Eventually when I get it back up it's ok.
I also get lack of dexterity when typing lately.
These symptoms sound weird I know - hence my trying to read about them.
I get a bit of pain in my forarm also, so I was trying to see if it was maybe ulnar entrapment.
Would anyone be kind enough to provide me their thoughts on why all my searches bring me back here? I would not have though that these may symptoms of early onset, but I just don't know and I feel bothered about these two issues quite significantly.
Thank you kindly to all,