StudentFromPoland
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- Joined
- Feb 19, 2019
- Messages
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- Reason
- Learn about ALS
- Country
- PL
- State
- Mazowieckie
- City
- Warsaw, Poland
Hello,
I'm sorry for all of you that have this horrible disease.
I've been worried about having it myself for the last 6 months.
I have a few questions to you that would help set my mind at ease (or not):
- 6 months ago my little and ring finger of my right hand bcame a bit stiffer.
What worries me, is that I cannot bend my little finger without bending my ring finger.
Also, there is some muscle atrophy on hypothenar eminence (photos attached)
When im typing on keyboard it feels that the outer part of my hand is "falling" down/inside instead of being on roughly the same level as the inner part of my hand.
This muscle has also gotten weak as in "things someimes fall out of my hands when im relying on that muscle"
What do you think about it?
- Some of my muscles feel as if they were gone.
Sensory reactions on these muscles are a bit more dull - they are, but a bit weaker.
How is it with ALS? Do you FULLY FEEL YOUR MUSCLE but cannot move it, or DOES IT FEEL THAT THE MUSCLE IS GONE (that's really important to me)
- i have a strong chvostek sign-like response on the right side of my face and I cannot fully smile on that side. It feels as if the muscle was missing.
What can be its cause?
- Is hemiparesis common in ALS?
My entire right body side is weaker and less toned, however, the left side is doing just fine.
During last 6 months right side became weaker and less toned, nipple went down by 1 cm, so did my arms (you can clearly see that one is lower), my right leg begin leaning inwards, my right buttlock feels as if it was missing (again, the feeling of a missing muscle)
Left side, however, is fine.
Please, tell me what you think about all these things
I'm sorry for all of you that have this horrible disease.
I've been worried about having it myself for the last 6 months.
I have a few questions to you that would help set my mind at ease (or not):
- 6 months ago my little and ring finger of my right hand bcame a bit stiffer.
What worries me, is that I cannot bend my little finger without bending my ring finger.
Also, there is some muscle atrophy on hypothenar eminence (photos attached)
When im typing on keyboard it feels that the outer part of my hand is "falling" down/inside instead of being on roughly the same level as the inner part of my hand.
This muscle has also gotten weak as in "things someimes fall out of my hands when im relying on that muscle"
What do you think about it?
- Some of my muscles feel as if they were gone.
Sensory reactions on these muscles are a bit more dull - they are, but a bit weaker.
How is it with ALS? Do you FULLY FEEL YOUR MUSCLE but cannot move it, or DOES IT FEEL THAT THE MUSCLE IS GONE (that's really important to me)
- i have a strong chvostek sign-like response on the right side of my face and I cannot fully smile on that side. It feels as if the muscle was missing.
What can be its cause?
- Is hemiparesis common in ALS?
My entire right body side is weaker and less toned, however, the left side is doing just fine.
During last 6 months right side became weaker and less toned, nipple went down by 1 cm, so did my arms (you can clearly see that one is lower), my right leg begin leaning inwards, my right buttlock feels as if it was missing (again, the feeling of a missing muscle)
Left side, however, is fine.
Please, tell me what you think about all these things