Forgive my grammar and spelling, I had a terrible sleep last night.
I've had muscle twitching all my life from what I can remember. It wasn't all the time but once in a while, perhaps once a month or so and for as far back as I can remember. I'm now 35. One time at work (work in a large unlevel yard with which isn't exactly condusive to walking properly) I tripped over either a rock or my feet. That was perhaps 8 months ago. I may have tripped coming up the stairs from my basement before too over the last year. Never any muscle cramping.
This last saturday was the beginning of my issues with suspected ALS. I was at Dimsum for brunch and noticed my right hand was shaking while holding the chopsticks. There was some perceived weakness in my arm which was most likey causing the shaking. Other then that I felt fine. Sunday rolls around and my wife and I did about 8 hours of hard yard work (new flower bed, some grass cutting and edging) I was exausted. Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday were good. No lack of appetite, slept well at night and everything "seemed" normal.
Then comes Thursday...
Woke up thursday morning very fatigued and with "perceived" weakness over my whole body and with zero appetite. Thursday was going to be a busy day at work and after. My wife was having Knee surgury that day so I had to pick her up. I left work at 12 to go see my family doctor about an unrelated case of ringworm and to ask him about ALS. As suspected, I got the run around about it. I booked a complete physical for this Monday coming up and will discuss further with him then.
Friday, Saturday and this morning I still have a general feeling of weakness over my whole body and I have yet to regain my appetite. I'm guessing that i've probably lost over 10+ solid pounds in the last week. There seems to be tightness in my calfs but as of yet no painfull cramps. No trouble swallowing and I feel my voice is normal. I can't really tell if I'm having many muscle twitches, maybe the odd one here or there but nothing to write home about.
I'm concerned, I'm young and i'm scared to death of dying.
I've had muscle twitching all my life from what I can remember. It wasn't all the time but once in a while, perhaps once a month or so and for as far back as I can remember. I'm now 35. One time at work (work in a large unlevel yard with which isn't exactly condusive to walking properly) I tripped over either a rock or my feet. That was perhaps 8 months ago. I may have tripped coming up the stairs from my basement before too over the last year. Never any muscle cramping.
This last saturday was the beginning of my issues with suspected ALS. I was at Dimsum for brunch and noticed my right hand was shaking while holding the chopsticks. There was some perceived weakness in my arm which was most likey causing the shaking. Other then that I felt fine. Sunday rolls around and my wife and I did about 8 hours of hard yard work (new flower bed, some grass cutting and edging) I was exausted. Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday were good. No lack of appetite, slept well at night and everything "seemed" normal.
Then comes Thursday...
Woke up thursday morning very fatigued and with "perceived" weakness over my whole body and with zero appetite. Thursday was going to be a busy day at work and after. My wife was having Knee surgury that day so I had to pick her up. I left work at 12 to go see my family doctor about an unrelated case of ringworm and to ask him about ALS. As suspected, I got the run around about it. I booked a complete physical for this Monday coming up and will discuss further with him then.
Friday, Saturday and this morning I still have a general feeling of weakness over my whole body and I have yet to regain my appetite. I'm guessing that i've probably lost over 10+ solid pounds in the last week. There seems to be tightness in my calfs but as of yet no painfull cramps. No trouble swallowing and I feel my voice is normal. I can't really tell if I'm having many muscle twitches, maybe the odd one here or there but nothing to write home about.
I'm concerned, I'm young and i'm scared to death of dying.