Cicipry
New member
- Joined
- Jan 5, 2018
- Messages
- 4
- Reason
- Learn about ALS
- Country
- US
- State
- Ga
- City
- Savannah
Age:27
Race: black or African American decent
Current conditions: Gastritis
Location : GA
First, and foremost, I'd like to offer my prayers, and positive energy to those knowingly, and serious affected. I also realize you all answer so many questions, of the same nature, it can get old, and frustrating. Where ever this leads me, I feel like I've spent so much time researching, and wondering, the least I can do is spread awareness. I'll be starting things soon pertaining to ALS, I'd like to keep you all updated. Anyway, here it goes
At the end of Aug, or the start of September 2017( during one of those hurricanes) I started having severe chest pains. Sharp, consistent, and dull. Also around this time I was starting Real Estate school, in between jobs, and lapsed health insurance. During my appointment with my pcp, I explain my chest pains, he listens to my heart, and suggest I start taking my lexapro. ( I'm into holistic medicine, and would rather do things naturally) The pains continued, and I was in and out the ER, until about 3 weeks ago they diagnosed me with costochondritis, and prescribed me another round of muscle relaxers. (First round was flexril). While I was in there I noticed my thigh spasms. I think a couple days later it was in my face, and within the week, they went haywire. Now my muscles continue to just Fire off. My mom thinks it could be Fibro-M. Before the twitches started my chest pain was dull and achy, but those aches soon spread to my neck shoulders and upper back. ( oh by the way, I was very active in the gym until about 2 months ago). I've had blood work done , abs chest X-rays twice. Now that I'm having these muscle spasm, are these related to the upper body pains. What if the upper body things happening, and then the widespread muscle spasm, is just progressing ALS? I reluctantly take the muscle relaxers now, not for the spasm because it doesn't really take those away, but just to get sleep, because I'm up until wee hours of the morning worried and scared. My hands hurt more now, sometimes my legs feel weak. I don't have the best health insurance anymore, so is this worth seeing a doctor again? 🤷🏽*♀️ In your opinion, what do you think?
-kind regards
Cici
Race: black or African American decent
Current conditions: Gastritis
Location : GA
First, and foremost, I'd like to offer my prayers, and positive energy to those knowingly, and serious affected. I also realize you all answer so many questions, of the same nature, it can get old, and frustrating. Where ever this leads me, I feel like I've spent so much time researching, and wondering, the least I can do is spread awareness. I'll be starting things soon pertaining to ALS, I'd like to keep you all updated. Anyway, here it goes
At the end of Aug, or the start of September 2017( during one of those hurricanes) I started having severe chest pains. Sharp, consistent, and dull. Also around this time I was starting Real Estate school, in between jobs, and lapsed health insurance. During my appointment with my pcp, I explain my chest pains, he listens to my heart, and suggest I start taking my lexapro. ( I'm into holistic medicine, and would rather do things naturally) The pains continued, and I was in and out the ER, until about 3 weeks ago they diagnosed me with costochondritis, and prescribed me another round of muscle relaxers. (First round was flexril). While I was in there I noticed my thigh spasms. I think a couple days later it was in my face, and within the week, they went haywire. Now my muscles continue to just Fire off. My mom thinks it could be Fibro-M. Before the twitches started my chest pain was dull and achy, but those aches soon spread to my neck shoulders and upper back. ( oh by the way, I was very active in the gym until about 2 months ago). I've had blood work done , abs chest X-rays twice. Now that I'm having these muscle spasm, are these related to the upper body pains. What if the upper body things happening, and then the widespread muscle spasm, is just progressing ALS? I reluctantly take the muscle relaxers now, not for the spasm because it doesn't really take those away, but just to get sleep, because I'm up until wee hours of the morning worried and scared. My hands hurt more now, sometimes my legs feel weak. I don't have the best health insurance anymore, so is this worth seeing a doctor again? 🤷🏽*♀️ In your opinion, what do you think?
-kind regards
Cici
