Justin111
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Hi all,
I'm a 26 yr old male. I began having extreme fascics all over my body, buzzing and vibrating sensations in my feet and legs, and shaky hands in April. Soon after the initial symptoms the left side of my face began to feel numb for about 5 days and I had what felt like slight trouble talking. This was shortly after my infant son passed away from a congenital heart defect and right as I was getting ready to take my last semester of grad school finals so I thought it was probably stress. I went to my regular doctor and blood work was fine but I have really brisk reflexes.
The fascics have calmed down a lot but I still have them all over my body but mainly in my calves, just below my calves, just above my knees, and the back of my legs. I also have almost constant cramping or stiffness in the outer portion of both calves. Additionally, I have had on and off pains in my hands, heat sensations in the hands, and tingling in the hands. Lastly, at times I have this feeling that my tongue just doesnt fit in my mouth right and that I almost have difficultly talking without a very slight slur.
I went to the neuro in July and again just last week. During the first visit he did a regular physical neuro exam and said that he thought it was just the stress of my son's passing and then on the visit last week he said he would like to wait another 3 months and see where we are then.
However, just tonight I was sitting in my chair and looked at my legs and noticed that I have a very noticeable dimple in my left leg muscle just below my calf and just above my ankle on the inside part of the leg. It is probably an inch by an inch and a half in size and dips in a lot. I am most certainly frightened because I have never had any real evidence of atrophy or weakness until now (in fact, I have continued to workout etc. with no noticeable effects on my strength). I can rub my hand over the area and feel a deep crater in my left leg and the same area on my right leg is perfectly smooth and feels like a continuous area of muscle. I also noticed that if I push the outer edges of the dimple area toward the middle of the dimple that the skin rolls into the dimple but if I do the same on the other side the skin pops upward.
Now my chief symptoms are (1) daily fascics, all over but mainly in the legs; (2) constant cramping or stiffness on the outer portions of my calves; (3) hand pain and sensations of heat in the hands; (4) intermittent tingling in hands, especially after I hold a phone for a few minutes and in the legs if I cross them for any amount of time; and (5) a slight slur at times.
I was holding out hope that all would turn out well until I noticed what appears to be the atrophy in my leg and of course I am now terrified. Has anyone had a similar course of symptoms or does this sound as horrible as I think it does?
Any thoughts would be appreciated immensely. Thanks.
I'm a 26 yr old male. I began having extreme fascics all over my body, buzzing and vibrating sensations in my feet and legs, and shaky hands in April. Soon after the initial symptoms the left side of my face began to feel numb for about 5 days and I had what felt like slight trouble talking. This was shortly after my infant son passed away from a congenital heart defect and right as I was getting ready to take my last semester of grad school finals so I thought it was probably stress. I went to my regular doctor and blood work was fine but I have really brisk reflexes.
The fascics have calmed down a lot but I still have them all over my body but mainly in my calves, just below my calves, just above my knees, and the back of my legs. I also have almost constant cramping or stiffness in the outer portion of both calves. Additionally, I have had on and off pains in my hands, heat sensations in the hands, and tingling in the hands. Lastly, at times I have this feeling that my tongue just doesnt fit in my mouth right and that I almost have difficultly talking without a very slight slur.
I went to the neuro in July and again just last week. During the first visit he did a regular physical neuro exam and said that he thought it was just the stress of my son's passing and then on the visit last week he said he would like to wait another 3 months and see where we are then.
However, just tonight I was sitting in my chair and looked at my legs and noticed that I have a very noticeable dimple in my left leg muscle just below my calf and just above my ankle on the inside part of the leg. It is probably an inch by an inch and a half in size and dips in a lot. I am most certainly frightened because I have never had any real evidence of atrophy or weakness until now (in fact, I have continued to workout etc. with no noticeable effects on my strength). I can rub my hand over the area and feel a deep crater in my left leg and the same area on my right leg is perfectly smooth and feels like a continuous area of muscle. I also noticed that if I push the outer edges of the dimple area toward the middle of the dimple that the skin rolls into the dimple but if I do the same on the other side the skin pops upward.
Now my chief symptoms are (1) daily fascics, all over but mainly in the legs; (2) constant cramping or stiffness on the outer portions of my calves; (3) hand pain and sensations of heat in the hands; (4) intermittent tingling in hands, especially after I hold a phone for a few minutes and in the legs if I cross them for any amount of time; and (5) a slight slur at times.
I was holding out hope that all would turn out well until I noticed what appears to be the atrophy in my leg and of course I am now terrified. Has anyone had a similar course of symptoms or does this sound as horrible as I think it does?
Any thoughts would be appreciated immensely. Thanks.