wrjosh88
New member
- Joined
- Aug 20, 2008
- Messages
- 6
- Diagnosis
- 11/2006
- Country
- US
- State
- Virginia
- City
- Fairfax Station
Hello everyone. I'm new here. And I have a little concern I want to share, If you have any information that may be helpful to me please post below.
Ever since my dad got ALS, I have been doing research on it. And I found out it is 15% heredity. I am one of 5 children. Meaning there is a reasonable chance one of my brothers or sister or me has ALS. But I'm not entirely sure.
First off. We don't know exactly when my father got ALS. The doctors say it was most likely in the Gulf War, I was born in 1991 which means my mom probably first was pregnant with me in 1990. Is this something to be concerned with? My other brothers and sisters were born in 85, 87, 94, and 2000 if that helps..
Next..I heard Cramping could be an early symptom of ALS. Well I don't get cramps really, but when I'm in the pool my feet cramp up all the time, mainly my toes until just recently my Calf tightened. Does this mean anything?
Now this part may seem a little weird, but ever since I was very little, I have dreams every once in a while where I'm running away from something or to something and all the sudden I just can't move anymore and my muscles aren't working etc..
Sometimes I catch myself doing or looking exactly like my dad, when he yawns, how he eats, just little things that remind me of exactly how he looks. I'm terrified that I may get ALS when I am older.
If you have ANY helpful information to calm my mind or just ways to detect early ALS please let me know.
Ever since my dad got ALS, I have been doing research on it. And I found out it is 15% heredity. I am one of 5 children. Meaning there is a reasonable chance one of my brothers or sister or me has ALS. But I'm not entirely sure.
First off. We don't know exactly when my father got ALS. The doctors say it was most likely in the Gulf War, I was born in 1991 which means my mom probably first was pregnant with me in 1990. Is this something to be concerned with? My other brothers and sisters were born in 85, 87, 94, and 2000 if that helps..
Next..I heard Cramping could be an early symptom of ALS. Well I don't get cramps really, but when I'm in the pool my feet cramp up all the time, mainly my toes until just recently my Calf tightened. Does this mean anything?
Now this part may seem a little weird, but ever since I was very little, I have dreams every once in a while where I'm running away from something or to something and all the sudden I just can't move anymore and my muscles aren't working etc..
Sometimes I catch myself doing or looking exactly like my dad, when he yawns, how he eats, just little things that remind me of exactly how he looks. I'm terrified that I may get ALS when I am older.
If you have ANY helpful information to calm my mind or just ways to detect early ALS please let me know.