concernedguy21
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Hi. I want to say first and foremost I am so sorry for what all of you on here are going through. ALS is a horrific disease and we need to find a cure. I have two questions, and hopefully somebody would be kind enough to answer and help me out.
1) I am a 21 year old male with no other significant medical issues. I am seeing a neurologist currently for migraines. When I type or hold my hand out in front of my face in a straight line some of my fingers twitch or shake a little like a tremor. In addition, my left arm (non-dominant) feels heavy and weak. I am able to lift it in front of my face or above my head but it feels like a weight is attached or is a little heavy. Basically, I am asking if one arm and side feeling weaker and heavy and fingers and hand shaking a little like a tremor sounds like the beginning stages of ALS. I will also disclose I have diagnosed with generalized anxiety disorder and probably have some health anxiety along with it. I am seeing a therapist and working on CBT to try and alleviate some of my concerns and stop my anxiety. But do my symptoms sound like ALS? Would my neurologist have said something if he suspected anything? I did not inform him of the shaking or tremors.
2) My uncle is 54 years old and has a hard time moving around now. He is overweight and previously had a hip replacement surgery around 10 years ago. He has not lost muscle mass, but he does have periods where his arm and leg sort of stop working and are very weak. Previously we were concerned he was having a stroke, but the symptoms sort of relented a bit. The only other concerning symptom is he can have a hard time swallowing food. After he eats he feels like food is stuck in his throat, though it never causes him to choke or anything. He is the opposite of me and does not worry about anything. I am posting to make sure he does not match any symptoms either.
To those that respond thank you so much. I really appreciate it, and I hope to hear some responses pointing me in some direction.
1) I am a 21 year old male with no other significant medical issues. I am seeing a neurologist currently for migraines. When I type or hold my hand out in front of my face in a straight line some of my fingers twitch or shake a little like a tremor. In addition, my left arm (non-dominant) feels heavy and weak. I am able to lift it in front of my face or above my head but it feels like a weight is attached or is a little heavy. Basically, I am asking if one arm and side feeling weaker and heavy and fingers and hand shaking a little like a tremor sounds like the beginning stages of ALS. I will also disclose I have diagnosed with generalized anxiety disorder and probably have some health anxiety along with it. I am seeing a therapist and working on CBT to try and alleviate some of my concerns and stop my anxiety. But do my symptoms sound like ALS? Would my neurologist have said something if he suspected anything? I did not inform him of the shaking or tremors.
2) My uncle is 54 years old and has a hard time moving around now. He is overweight and previously had a hip replacement surgery around 10 years ago. He has not lost muscle mass, but he does have periods where his arm and leg sort of stop working and are very weak. Previously we were concerned he was having a stroke, but the symptoms sort of relented a bit. The only other concerning symptom is he can have a hard time swallowing food. After he eats he feels like food is stuck in his throat, though it never causes him to choke or anything. He is the opposite of me and does not worry about anything. I am posting to make sure he does not match any symptoms either.
To those that respond thank you so much. I really appreciate it, and I hope to hear some responses pointing me in some direction.