Pdagmire
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Hi All,
New to this forum, I've been experiencing some strange symptoms over the last five weeks. It started with twitching in my right hand and some pain in my right shoulder, a few days afterwards, I felt a numbness, tingling or heat like sensation down my right arm into my thumb. There is now pain in that thumb which subsides when I crack the knuckle but still persists. Ultrasound on the thumb came back clear. I also experienced the same tingling, numbness and burning sensation in my right foot and from time to time this foot now feels tight and I feel like I need to push off it more. I then began to experience twitching all over my body in the weeks following, including in my face and tongue. The twitching comes and goes and I don't experience it when moving.
In the last few days my right shoulder has become quite painful and I'm having difficulty raising the arm to the side or bending it behind my back without some significant pain. I've also recently noticed what looks like a 'dent' or 'scoop' in the lower part of the right bicep when flexing. Flexing my bicep in the right arm is also now difficult compared to my left. I also experienced the same numbness, tingling, burning sensation in the right arm a day before the shoulder began to cause pain. With my face, it twitches when I smile and I'm having difficulty holding a smile, the tongue twitches also occur after smiling and I have a feeling of numbness in the face.
I've made appointments with my PCP, they've recommended me for a blood test and also recommended I take some magnesium. Naturally I'm concerned with the strangeness of the symptoms and would appreciate any guidance the forum could provide on questions I should ask from my PCP. Should I insist on an EMG? Are my symptoms consistent with ALS? Appreciate that you are not doctors, but would like some insights on what my next steps should be. Thanks.
New to this forum, I've been experiencing some strange symptoms over the last five weeks. It started with twitching in my right hand and some pain in my right shoulder, a few days afterwards, I felt a numbness, tingling or heat like sensation down my right arm into my thumb. There is now pain in that thumb which subsides when I crack the knuckle but still persists. Ultrasound on the thumb came back clear. I also experienced the same tingling, numbness and burning sensation in my right foot and from time to time this foot now feels tight and I feel like I need to push off it more. I then began to experience twitching all over my body in the weeks following, including in my face and tongue. The twitching comes and goes and I don't experience it when moving.
In the last few days my right shoulder has become quite painful and I'm having difficulty raising the arm to the side or bending it behind my back without some significant pain. I've also recently noticed what looks like a 'dent' or 'scoop' in the lower part of the right bicep when flexing. Flexing my bicep in the right arm is also now difficult compared to my left. I also experienced the same numbness, tingling, burning sensation in the right arm a day before the shoulder began to cause pain. With my face, it twitches when I smile and I'm having difficulty holding a smile, the tongue twitches also occur after smiling and I have a feeling of numbness in the face.
I've made appointments with my PCP, they've recommended me for a blood test and also recommended I take some magnesium. Naturally I'm concerned with the strangeness of the symptoms and would appreciate any guidance the forum could provide on questions I should ask from my PCP. Should I insist on an EMG? Are my symptoms consistent with ALS? Appreciate that you are not doctors, but would like some insights on what my next steps should be. Thanks.