forgetmenot
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- May 7, 2012
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- Reason
- Learn about ALS
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- US
- State
- Ohio
- City
- Delaware
Went to see ortho today because I've been having a lot of pain in my legs, he did an xray and diagnosed a bit of RA behind kneecaps and gave me a cortizone shot. I was about to leave when I asked him if that could be causing the twitching in my calves. He gave me a look and said no, then he tested my reflexes and apparently I have a positive babinski reflex.
I never heard of that until today, but I now have an appointment with a neurologist. He said it could be many things (Spinal cord injury, A very VERY mild case of CP (BC apparently I have quite a few things that go with that) MS... And of course he mentioned that although rare it could be ALS.
Needless to say I am terrified. I stupidly looked up the symptoms of ALS after I left and I have other symptoms (Trouble swallowing sometimes, weakness).
I had an EMG about 9 years ago and it was clean, but that was 9 years ago, many things could've changed since then.
I know no one on here can diagnose anyone else, but I don't see a neurologist for another 2 weeks and I am scared, really scared.
I never heard of that until today, but I now have an appointment with a neurologist. He said it could be many things (Spinal cord injury, A very VERY mild case of CP (BC apparently I have quite a few things that go with that) MS... And of course he mentioned that although rare it could be ALS.
Needless to say I am terrified. I stupidly looked up the symptoms of ALS after I left and I have other symptoms (Trouble swallowing sometimes, weakness).
I had an EMG about 9 years ago and it was clean, but that was 9 years ago, many things could've changed since then.
I know no one on here can diagnose anyone else, but I don't see a neurologist for another 2 weeks and I am scared, really scared.