chrismaya
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it is progressing very quickly. She is 78. From what I can see in hindsight, she developed right arm weakness, and then was hit with bulbar symptoms.
So of course I did on line research once she got the diagnosis. And here's the deal: I am a 44 year old mother of four children. I twitch constantly. Like popcorn. Calf, thigh, bicep, eye, stomach, etc.
So on my mom's first visit to the ALS clinic, while talking w/the neurologist, I say, "So I hear that muscle twitching is a symptom." He says, "Yes."
I say, "Well, I get muscle twitches. Should I be worried about some genetic component here?"
He says, "Well, everyone gets muscle twitches. I mean, it's not like you get them every day all the time."
I said, "As a matter of fact, I do."
He then went on to tell me that if I didn't have weakness, yada, yada, I can't worry myself. Who can predict if I'll get it? Told me not to worry. :?:
So my question, and I know it's probably been answered a zillion times here, but, hey, my mom does have ALS...................is this how the twitching would start out? Like all over, popping around? Or would you expect it to be confined?
I'm trying not to "go there" in that I think my right arm is weaker than my left. I do Yoga, and I have more strength in my left arm. I'm righty. The other night, while lifting light weights out to the side of my body, my instructor told me to "Look in the mirror." I was lifting out the left weight so high, and the right side wasn't. So I looked lopsided.
Again, I'm not going there yet, though. But I am worried about the twitching. Anyone?
So of course I did on line research once she got the diagnosis. And here's the deal: I am a 44 year old mother of four children. I twitch constantly. Like popcorn. Calf, thigh, bicep, eye, stomach, etc.
So on my mom's first visit to the ALS clinic, while talking w/the neurologist, I say, "So I hear that muscle twitching is a symptom." He says, "Yes."
I say, "Well, I get muscle twitches. Should I be worried about some genetic component here?"
He says, "Well, everyone gets muscle twitches. I mean, it's not like you get them every day all the time."
I said, "As a matter of fact, I do."
He then went on to tell me that if I didn't have weakness, yada, yada, I can't worry myself. Who can predict if I'll get it? Told me not to worry. :?:
So my question, and I know it's probably been answered a zillion times here, but, hey, my mom does have ALS...................is this how the twitching would start out? Like all over, popping around? Or would you expect it to be confined?
I'm trying not to "go there" in that I think my right arm is weaker than my left. I do Yoga, and I have more strength in my left arm. I'm righty. The other night, while lifting light weights out to the side of my body, my instructor told me to "Look in the mirror." I was lifting out the left weight so high, and the right side wasn't. So I looked lopsided.
Again, I'm not going there yet, though. But I am worried about the twitching. Anyone?