KeithG
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- Lost a loved one
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Hi All
Hope you can help, I need some advice, I lost my father to MND (ALS) in December last year (2019). I have been having these symptoms since October 2019 these include:
Had strength assessment all fine.
They did confirm the atrophy in my arm and in my leg this is slowly getting worse. My arm more so , in a few months I don't think I am going to be able to use it if it continues to lose more muscle.
My last visit was about 2 weeks ago, I was treated for a nerve issue in my left arm (tennis/golf elbow) , given a steroid injection that has not helped.
I've tried to get referred to the neurologist but with covid there expecting this to take months, so are persuing other possible causes.
my father went through a similar situation where he had several tests all clear, no weakness etc ..It wasn't till about 18months after his first visit to the GP when his leg/arm started to fail.
so what I am asking what do you think the chances of history repeating it's self here?
please give me you thoughts!
Hope you can help, I need some advice, I lost my father to MND (ALS) in December last year (2019). I have been having these symptoms since October 2019 these include:
- Muscle atrophy left arm (confirmed by GP)
- Pain in knuckles left hand
- Discomfort in shoulder (started to lose muscle)
- Tremor in finger/thumb
- Muscle atrophy left thigh (confirmed by GP)
- Aches/pains in muscles in both arms
- Twitching in arms/body/legs
- Fatigue in both arms/legs
- Stiffness/cramps in feet/calf
Had strength assessment all fine.
They did confirm the atrophy in my arm and in my leg this is slowly getting worse. My arm more so , in a few months I don't think I am going to be able to use it if it continues to lose more muscle.
My last visit was about 2 weeks ago, I was treated for a nerve issue in my left arm (tennis/golf elbow) , given a steroid injection that has not helped.
I've tried to get referred to the neurologist but with covid there expecting this to take months, so are persuing other possible causes.
my father went through a similar situation where he had several tests all clear, no weakness etc ..It wasn't till about 18months after his first visit to the GP when his leg/arm started to fail.
so what I am asking what do you think the chances of history repeating it's self here?
please give me you thoughts!