Healthy1
Member
- Joined
- Jul 14, 2012
- Messages
- 24
- Reason
- Learn about ALS
- Country
- CA
- State
- Ontario
- City
- Oakville
Hello to all,
Thank you for allowing me back into your world. Your support means more than you know. A special thanks to Wright for his patience and his detailed and thorough responses and to notme for understanding my position with anxiety and all of the support. Your really made me feel that I was welcome to post here again. Thank you!
Most of you know my story. About 7 weeks of symptoms that include twitches, tingling, loss of dexterity in hands, and muscle loss in chest, back, quads, calfs, neck. There is also a question of tongue mobility, but no choking or slurring.
Have seen 3 gps, two neuros for physical exams, and one emg on left leg and arm. All indicate that I don't have als.
Most of you have told me in no uncertain terms to go away with these reports and enjoy life. I truly am trying to do this, however, anxiety has a strong hold on me and I am finding it very difficult to let it go with new symptoms.
In the last week or so, I have experienced new symptoms, mostly on my right side in my right arm. I seem to have dents. One in my forearm and one in my bicep where it meets the shoulder. They seem to have occurred literally over night. I do have twitches in my arm along with many other places in my body.
1. Does atrophy present as dents and can it happen very quickly. Wright told me with atrophy there would be profound weakness, I may have fatigue, but certainly not profound weakness.
2. Overall, in a little less than eight weeks, all of the symptoms listed above plus loss of muscle mass and tone across the large muscles of the entire body, tongue mobility concerns though no slurring or choking, and now atrophy dents overnight. Does this sound possible with als.
3. Can anxiety really be doing this to me? I know the mind is very powerful. I have had a mental health intake consult this week and have an appt with a doctor at the end of the month.
Thank you for your understanding and support. Your comments are truly appreciated.
Thank you for allowing me back into your world. Your support means more than you know. A special thanks to Wright for his patience and his detailed and thorough responses and to notme for understanding my position with anxiety and all of the support. Your really made me feel that I was welcome to post here again. Thank you!
Most of you know my story. About 7 weeks of symptoms that include twitches, tingling, loss of dexterity in hands, and muscle loss in chest, back, quads, calfs, neck. There is also a question of tongue mobility, but no choking or slurring.
Have seen 3 gps, two neuros for physical exams, and one emg on left leg and arm. All indicate that I don't have als.
Most of you have told me in no uncertain terms to go away with these reports and enjoy life. I truly am trying to do this, however, anxiety has a strong hold on me and I am finding it very difficult to let it go with new symptoms.
In the last week or so, I have experienced new symptoms, mostly on my right side in my right arm. I seem to have dents. One in my forearm and one in my bicep where it meets the shoulder. They seem to have occurred literally over night. I do have twitches in my arm along with many other places in my body.
1. Does atrophy present as dents and can it happen very quickly. Wright told me with atrophy there would be profound weakness, I may have fatigue, but certainly not profound weakness.
2. Overall, in a little less than eight weeks, all of the symptoms listed above plus loss of muscle mass and tone across the large muscles of the entire body, tongue mobility concerns though no slurring or choking, and now atrophy dents overnight. Does this sound possible with als.
3. Can anxiety really be doing this to me? I know the mind is very powerful. I have had a mental health intake consult this week and have an appt with a doctor at the end of the month.
Thank you for your understanding and support. Your comments are truly appreciated.