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Hi everyone. Thank you for taking the time to read this-- I'm really, really scared, and can't emphasize how grateful I was to have found these forums.
Yesterday morning, around 11 AM, I was standing in a hallway at work talking to a colleague. It was then that I noticed that both my legs-- the calfs, specifically-- felt really weak. Like they just couldn't support my weight as well as they normally do.
In addition, there were subtle but noticeable muscle spasms in my calfs as well. Almost like they were shivering from cold, except they weren't. Between this and the weakness, they felt generally shaky and as though I had to work a little harder to stay standing.
It lasted about 20-30 minutes then dissipated.
But then, this morning, I woke up and my calfs were sore and stiff. They felt exactly as though I had just run 10 miles, or worked them out somehow.
I have no explanation for these symptoms, and it's the first time I can recall anything like this happening. I started Googling around, and the first thing that popped up was ALS. Needless to say, I became very scared very fast. The way WebMD describes the onset of ALS seems pretty close to my experience.
Does anyone have any thoughts or advice? Does this sound like the beginnings of it?
I'm scheduling a doctor's appointment tomorrow, but I'm pretty worried, so I'd love any feedback you could offer. If it's relevant at all, I'm a 28 year old female, healthy otherwise.
Yesterday morning, around 11 AM, I was standing in a hallway at work talking to a colleague. It was then that I noticed that both my legs-- the calfs, specifically-- felt really weak. Like they just couldn't support my weight as well as they normally do.
In addition, there were subtle but noticeable muscle spasms in my calfs as well. Almost like they were shivering from cold, except they weren't. Between this and the weakness, they felt generally shaky and as though I had to work a little harder to stay standing.
It lasted about 20-30 minutes then dissipated.
But then, this morning, I woke up and my calfs were sore and stiff. They felt exactly as though I had just run 10 miles, or worked them out somehow.
I have no explanation for these symptoms, and it's the first time I can recall anything like this happening. I started Googling around, and the first thing that popped up was ALS. Needless to say, I became very scared very fast. The way WebMD describes the onset of ALS seems pretty close to my experience.
Does anyone have any thoughts or advice? Does this sound like the beginnings of it?
I'm scheduling a doctor's appointment tomorrow, but I'm pretty worried, so I'd love any feedback you could offer. If it's relevant at all, I'm a 28 year old female, healthy otherwise.