Lecroix
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- Jun 15, 2020
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- Learn about ALS
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- State
- PA
- City
- McKeesport
I really have no idea what is wrong with me. I was in a car accident in December and had a bad virus in March which left me with some muscle weakness. I'm 30 years old. From that accident I suffered whiplash with a concussion. I've also had a second concussion this year after hitting my head a second time.
A few weeks ago, I started feeling feverish and sweating at night. I would wake up with numbness randomly in my hands and feet. Then I suffered excruciatingly bad back pain which radiated into my extremities like a sciatica type pain. I went to the hospital three times because it was so bad. They took x ray, CT scan and MRI. All they could find was mild degenerative disc disease, and foraminal stenosis. My doctor said that wouldn't be enough to be causing my symptoms. My back was however tender sore to the touch and burning pain. No idea what caused it. My legs felt sort of heavy and it was hard to walk. My calves feel weak even now. Prednisone helped but eventually I ran out.
Last week, my neck stiffened and was almost as painful as my back was. Radiating into my chest arms and hands. Felt like a carpal tunnel type syndrome. I would see double when standing and got very dizzy. it was hard to even move my neck. I was referred to a neurosurgeon and I'm now also waiting on a neck MRI pending approval from insurance. I noticed a weird sensation in my ribs where it would hurt to breathe and felt like someone was pinching my sides.
Throughout this I've had pins and needles. It started in my feet and hands then now is in my torso at times, chest and even neck and face. At the peak of my neck incident my hands would sometimes feel like when you sleep on them. My gait got all messed up. It is extremely hard to walk.
Last night the pain/discomfort seemed to shift to the back behind my lungs. It felt hard to breathe. Sometimes when I was laying day my oxygen level would go down to 90%. Keep in mind I also have untreated sleep apnea which I had to delay my appointment because of COVID-19. So that doesn't help.
I've had some twitching in my foot, near my knee and my arms at random times especially when first waking up. And then a feeling like bugs are crawling under my skin.
It seems like all of this came on too suddenly to be ALS, but I am definitely scared and feel like each day is a struggle. I also passed a few strength tests and what not. What do you guys think?
A few weeks ago, I started feeling feverish and sweating at night. I would wake up with numbness randomly in my hands and feet. Then I suffered excruciatingly bad back pain which radiated into my extremities like a sciatica type pain. I went to the hospital three times because it was so bad. They took x ray, CT scan and MRI. All they could find was mild degenerative disc disease, and foraminal stenosis. My doctor said that wouldn't be enough to be causing my symptoms. My back was however tender sore to the touch and burning pain. No idea what caused it. My legs felt sort of heavy and it was hard to walk. My calves feel weak even now. Prednisone helped but eventually I ran out.
Last week, my neck stiffened and was almost as painful as my back was. Radiating into my chest arms and hands. Felt like a carpal tunnel type syndrome. I would see double when standing and got very dizzy. it was hard to even move my neck. I was referred to a neurosurgeon and I'm now also waiting on a neck MRI pending approval from insurance. I noticed a weird sensation in my ribs where it would hurt to breathe and felt like someone was pinching my sides.
Throughout this I've had pins and needles. It started in my feet and hands then now is in my torso at times, chest and even neck and face. At the peak of my neck incident my hands would sometimes feel like when you sleep on them. My gait got all messed up. It is extremely hard to walk.
Last night the pain/discomfort seemed to shift to the back behind my lungs. It felt hard to breathe. Sometimes when I was laying day my oxygen level would go down to 90%. Keep in mind I also have untreated sleep apnea which I had to delay my appointment because of COVID-19. So that doesn't help.
I've had some twitching in my foot, near my knee and my arms at random times especially when first waking up. And then a feeling like bugs are crawling under my skin.
It seems like all of this came on too suddenly to be ALS, but I am definitely scared and feel like each day is a struggle. I also passed a few strength tests and what not. What do you guys think?