Lostandalone
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- May 25, 2018
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- Learn about ALS
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- US
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- FL
- City
- Orlando
Hello all......I am in a state of panic right now and hope someone can help me. To start....I am a very active person and have always been very toned and am 51 years old. I am a petite woman 5'3" and 125 pounds.
The last couple years I have noticed my thighs and calves seem loose when totally relaxed. Now there is absolutely no muscle tone and it just hangs. It has quickly deteriorated to where if I lay on my side and lift the top leg my inner thigh is all skin and hangs as well as my calf hangs flaccid. I still feel very strong so there is no perceived muscle weakness on my part.
Now this is happening in my stomach area as well as arms. I have had apparent atrophy in my forearms and they are very thin and loose muscle that is there. I don't know that I feel weakness, I just have zero muscle tone when muscles are at complete rest.
Also, I have significant twitching. I have really not taken notice of this until just recently. I may not feel the twitching but if you watch my calves and legs it is a lot of twitching or movement. I have also noticed in the past couple months that I had a twitching feeling when laying on my left side in bed. I never gave any thought to it but would move back to my right side as it was very annoying. Now that my ALS fear is here I am relating that as well. I have strong abdominal muscles low but my skin is now very loose and if I go into a plank position on the floor it all just hangs. I can't even suck it in as no muscle tone.
Does this sound like ALS? Are loose flaccid muscles on rest a sign? Has anyone else had this and to what degree?
I have also had a throat sensation the last couple of months where it feels as if something is sitting on my throat. I have been to several doctors for this prior to me associating it with possible ALS with no answers. I can swallow fine just the feeling.
Please any insight or thoughts would be much appreciated.
The last couple years I have noticed my thighs and calves seem loose when totally relaxed. Now there is absolutely no muscle tone and it just hangs. It has quickly deteriorated to where if I lay on my side and lift the top leg my inner thigh is all skin and hangs as well as my calf hangs flaccid. I still feel very strong so there is no perceived muscle weakness on my part.
Now this is happening in my stomach area as well as arms. I have had apparent atrophy in my forearms and they are very thin and loose muscle that is there. I don't know that I feel weakness, I just have zero muscle tone when muscles are at complete rest.
Also, I have significant twitching. I have really not taken notice of this until just recently. I may not feel the twitching but if you watch my calves and legs it is a lot of twitching or movement. I have also noticed in the past couple months that I had a twitching feeling when laying on my left side in bed. I never gave any thought to it but would move back to my right side as it was very annoying. Now that my ALS fear is here I am relating that as well. I have strong abdominal muscles low but my skin is now very loose and if I go into a plank position on the floor it all just hangs. I can't even suck it in as no muscle tone.
Does this sound like ALS? Are loose flaccid muscles on rest a sign? Has anyone else had this and to what degree?
I have also had a throat sensation the last couple of months where it feels as if something is sitting on my throat. I have been to several doctors for this prior to me associating it with possible ALS with no answers. I can swallow fine just the feeling.
Please any insight or thoughts would be much appreciated.