psymon7856
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Hi all
it is my 1st time to post on this because I falls in the panic of ALS recently...
I am a 17 y/o male and was diagnosed with Cerebral Palsy since I was born. could not walk on my own and with generally good upper limb control. I am pretty sensitive to by body and I loved to ask google whenever I feel like sth is not going right...
it was jan 6th. I just came back from a long vacation and was doing research on Stephen Hawking. then I noticed ALS popping up, I researched and know that the first symptom is weakness/clumsy. odd enough then, I started to notice myself to have the exactly same symptoms (I know it could largely because of my hypochondriac but I just cannot get over the ALS thoughts)... although my mom has called a neuro who treated me like some 2 years ago and clearly he says that ALS would be xtremely impossible (I am too young & I don't have genetic issues) and she has tested my gripping strength and revealed that I don't have any weakness in my right hand. I was still scared and developed insomnia & some muscle twitchings all over --randomly.
then I found my school psychologist for help who gives me few relaxing techs. I start to feel better.. for a week before similar things strikes back
the fresh round of panic starts on 2 days ago, when I was bored at that point. I start to feel clumsiness in my right hand again and there seems to have a pit btwn my thumb and my index finger (when I stretch my hand open it shows up, it disappear when I rest my hand or make a fist... but since I have CP my right thumb is not as dexterity as my left one and I usually don't use it to do things)
in the mean time. I feel weird weakness on my hand--why it is weird is that I would feel weakness in my different finger at different time--this time it's index and next time ring... etc.) but all hand functions seems normal--I can write, lift heavy things and turn a key. it just feels weird
the muscle twitching is long gone. my major concern is the pit in my hand right now...
I know my symptoms isn't anywhere close to ALS. but I just need reassurances--since there are some pro here.
thank you for your time...
it is my 1st time to post on this because I falls in the panic of ALS recently...
I am a 17 y/o male and was diagnosed with Cerebral Palsy since I was born. could not walk on my own and with generally good upper limb control. I am pretty sensitive to by body and I loved to ask google whenever I feel like sth is not going right...
it was jan 6th. I just came back from a long vacation and was doing research on Stephen Hawking. then I noticed ALS popping up, I researched and know that the first symptom is weakness/clumsy. odd enough then, I started to notice myself to have the exactly same symptoms (I know it could largely because of my hypochondriac but I just cannot get over the ALS thoughts)... although my mom has called a neuro who treated me like some 2 years ago and clearly he says that ALS would be xtremely impossible (I am too young & I don't have genetic issues) and she has tested my gripping strength and revealed that I don't have any weakness in my right hand. I was still scared and developed insomnia & some muscle twitchings all over --randomly.
then I found my school psychologist for help who gives me few relaxing techs. I start to feel better.. for a week before similar things strikes back
the fresh round of panic starts on 2 days ago, when I was bored at that point. I start to feel clumsiness in my right hand again and there seems to have a pit btwn my thumb and my index finger (when I stretch my hand open it shows up, it disappear when I rest my hand or make a fist... but since I have CP my right thumb is not as dexterity as my left one and I usually don't use it to do things)
in the mean time. I feel weird weakness on my hand--why it is weird is that I would feel weakness in my different finger at different time--this time it's index and next time ring... etc.) but all hand functions seems normal--I can write, lift heavy things and turn a key. it just feels weird
the muscle twitching is long gone. my major concern is the pit in my hand right now...
I know my symptoms isn't anywhere close to ALS. but I just need reassurances--since there are some pro here.
thank you for your time...