gtc123
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- Joined
- Feb 5, 2019
- Messages
- 4
- Reason
- Learn about ALS
- Diagnosis
- 00/0000
- Country
- US
- State
- OH
- City
- Cincinnati
Hi everyone,
First of all just want to say thank you for what you guys do and provide everyone on this site. I'm so sorry for anyone who is impacted by this disease in any way.
I've read the sticky portion which was reassuring, but I'm still freaking out. Let me explain.. Around thanksgiving I was sleeping and woke up with a right hamstring cramp. Strange, but didn't think anything of it. About a week later I was out to eat and my hand was resting on the edge on the table and right wrist then cramped. Later that day when I stood up my left IT band cramped. I chalked it up to dehydration. Nothing happened for a bit until early January in bed my right heal cramped. I started to become concerned as I've never really cramped before, and noted something was going on.
A few days later my right calf twitched, and then the next day my left quad by my knee was twitching a ton. From then on, its been constant twitching throughout my body, so roughly 4 weeks straight now, non stop. Naturally I googled my symptoms and that probably made it all worse.
What I'm concerned about now is my left arm/hand. I'm still twitching all over, but my left arm and hand just feel off. When I was holding a banana last night, my left hand started twitching (it never twitched before when I was engaged doing something, only at rest). For the past day when I've been using my left arm, my bicep has been kind of "burning". Something just doesn't seem right.
I went to my PCP yesterday and he said that my strength/ reflexes were reassuring. But he still referred me to a nuero, which I am going to next week.
I guess my question is, with the symptoms that I have (and from your guys experiences), should I be concerned? Has it happened before where there has been cramping in different spots, and then twitching all over, but then one spot (like my left hand/arm) starts feel off and weaker and twitching a lot more?
I forgot to note, I had trouble swallowing earlier in the year, went to a gastroenterologist, and got that checked. Nothing conclusive, possibly some spots with eoe, so I took a topical steroid for that. I know that this part has nothing to do with the others, but after a few symptoms my mind starts tying things together.
Any input would be greatly appreciated. Thank you so much for your time.
First of all just want to say thank you for what you guys do and provide everyone on this site. I'm so sorry for anyone who is impacted by this disease in any way.
I've read the sticky portion which was reassuring, but I'm still freaking out. Let me explain.. Around thanksgiving I was sleeping and woke up with a right hamstring cramp. Strange, but didn't think anything of it. About a week later I was out to eat and my hand was resting on the edge on the table and right wrist then cramped. Later that day when I stood up my left IT band cramped. I chalked it up to dehydration. Nothing happened for a bit until early January in bed my right heal cramped. I started to become concerned as I've never really cramped before, and noted something was going on.
A few days later my right calf twitched, and then the next day my left quad by my knee was twitching a ton. From then on, its been constant twitching throughout my body, so roughly 4 weeks straight now, non stop. Naturally I googled my symptoms and that probably made it all worse.
What I'm concerned about now is my left arm/hand. I'm still twitching all over, but my left arm and hand just feel off. When I was holding a banana last night, my left hand started twitching (it never twitched before when I was engaged doing something, only at rest). For the past day when I've been using my left arm, my bicep has been kind of "burning". Something just doesn't seem right.
I went to my PCP yesterday and he said that my strength/ reflexes were reassuring. But he still referred me to a nuero, which I am going to next week.
I guess my question is, with the symptoms that I have (and from your guys experiences), should I be concerned? Has it happened before where there has been cramping in different spots, and then twitching all over, but then one spot (like my left hand/arm) starts feel off and weaker and twitching a lot more?
I forgot to note, I had trouble swallowing earlier in the year, went to a gastroenterologist, and got that checked. Nothing conclusive, possibly some spots with eoe, so I took a topical steroid for that. I know that this part has nothing to do with the others, but after a few symptoms my mind starts tying things together.
Any input would be greatly appreciated. Thank you so much for your time.