IASAD
Active member
- Joined
- Nov 25, 2016
- Messages
- 31
- Reason
- Lost a loved one
- Diagnosis
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- Country
- US
- State
- PA
- City
- Philadelphia
Hi again. I’m trying so hard not to panic but I’m panicking in a major way. It’s all I can focus on and I have a week left until my appointment. I feel like I’m always on the verge of a panic attack.
My twitches have increased to the point that they are constant. Mostly in my right calf (that looks smaller than my left and where I can see a flattened area) but also now in my left.
My biceps always feel a little bit sore. Is this typical for ALS? Like they feel sore and weak. My thumb muscle has atrophied (Other people have seen this) and my hand is achy when I try to pick things up or write.
I know you say it’s about failing, not feeling. Does soreness point away from ALS? It’s like a mild burning sensation in both biceps. How can a muscle just fail without someone feeling weakness first? I know Daniel felt weak before it was clinically diagnosed. But I can’t remember if his muscles were sore.
I also just realized that I’ve had short jerky muscle contractions for a while now. Usually in my legs. I kind of forgot that that might be important.
I am convinced I have this and am just praying with all my might that my grief and anxiety regarding this disease is causing some psychological symptoms. Doesn’t explain my muscle atrophy though. And I’ve never had twitches due to stress in my life.
I’m SO frightened, mostly because this feels like history repeating itself. I have been here before with my husband and I’m seeing all the same things.
My twitches have increased to the point that they are constant. Mostly in my right calf (that looks smaller than my left and where I can see a flattened area) but also now in my left.
My biceps always feel a little bit sore. Is this typical for ALS? Like they feel sore and weak. My thumb muscle has atrophied (Other people have seen this) and my hand is achy when I try to pick things up or write.
I know you say it’s about failing, not feeling. Does soreness point away from ALS? It’s like a mild burning sensation in both biceps. How can a muscle just fail without someone feeling weakness first? I know Daniel felt weak before it was clinically diagnosed. But I can’t remember if his muscles were sore.
I also just realized that I’ve had short jerky muscle contractions for a while now. Usually in my legs. I kind of forgot that that might be important.
I am convinced I have this and am just praying with all my might that my grief and anxiety regarding this disease is causing some psychological symptoms. Doesn’t explain my muscle atrophy though. And I’ve never had twitches due to stress in my life.
I’m SO frightened, mostly because this feels like history repeating itself. I have been here before with my husband and I’m seeing all the same things.