Gerbera
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- Oct 2, 2019
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- 13
- Reason
- Learn about ALS
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- Country
- SW
- State
- ST
- City
- Göteborg
About 1,5 months ago I experienced, during a course of week or two, severe cramping of my toes, feet and calves when exercising. At the same time there was some awkwardness in my fingers and facial fasciculations. My ankle and calf (left, also hand probs on left) were stiff and especially going down the stairs I felt it. I got tension neck diagnosis and thyroid was ok also when consulting a doctor.
Now I have fasciculations in my tongue, and one day when I was about to talk, at the same time one fired and felt like a fish was trying to get out of my mouth with fury. Also my legs; everyting from mid calf down bubbles. Then more sporadically on my back, abdomen etc. I've always been prone to them but these are not the usual places (I had years and years one appearing in my bum. Lovely..)
One of the most striking things was going to the gym, and I did treadmill and legpress, stuff I would normally do. When walking back home uphill, I had to lift my left leg so weirdly, like from knee or hip to manage it to move.
During this all I have not experienced any pain. Also, I have a swallowing problem; started somewhere in the spring I think. Weird, small stuff like blueberries or candies stay quite up my throat when I swallow them. I don't choke or panic, i just couchg it back up and swallow again, it sits almost "nicely" where it is, no discomfort, but not moving. This does not happen too often and has not got worse. I'm having my hopes up it's the tension neck, this doctor who told me it is said it is common in that.
I would be very happy of your input or thoughts in this, as you've seen a lot. I'm not sure what's wrong with me, have not really locked myself with the idea of als, but something feels off.
Now I have fasciculations in my tongue, and one day when I was about to talk, at the same time one fired and felt like a fish was trying to get out of my mouth with fury. Also my legs; everyting from mid calf down bubbles. Then more sporadically on my back, abdomen etc. I've always been prone to them but these are not the usual places (I had years and years one appearing in my bum. Lovely..)
One of the most striking things was going to the gym, and I did treadmill and legpress, stuff I would normally do. When walking back home uphill, I had to lift my left leg so weirdly, like from knee or hip to manage it to move.
During this all I have not experienced any pain. Also, I have a swallowing problem; started somewhere in the spring I think. Weird, small stuff like blueberries or candies stay quite up my throat when I swallow them. I don't choke or panic, i just couchg it back up and swallow again, it sits almost "nicely" where it is, no discomfort, but not moving. This does not happen too often and has not got worse. I'm having my hopes up it's the tension neck, this doctor who told me it is said it is common in that.
I would be very happy of your input or thoughts in this, as you've seen a lot. I'm not sure what's wrong with me, have not really locked myself with the idea of als, but something feels off.