longmand
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- Learn about ALS
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- UK
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- UK
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- Essex
Dear all,
Firstly, may I say how much I appreciate you taking your time to read this post and provide your feedback.
A month ago I had twiches under my eye which subsided in 3-4 days but left me with some strange feeling on the right side of my face, not painful, just not feeling like the left anymore. 6 days ago I started experiencing a strange sensation in my right hand (dominant) in my ring and little finger, I was advised to go to hospital due to fear of stroke by my GP as I was also having dizzy spells. I had a blood test and CT scan, which resulted in me having high levels of calcium in my blood, but CT scan was clear.
Today I noticed that the side of my hand is cramping constantly underneath the little finger and on the side. This is a constant contraction which I can see moving under my skin.
I read the main thread post about symptoms and it said you need to be failing at general day to day activities or you don’t have ALS. As these fingers are mainly supportive, is that still the case? I can still do most normal things, but they are slightly more difficult, i.e holding a pen and writing.
I hope I’m not wasting anybodies time, and again thank you for reading and taking your time to respond.
Regards
David
Firstly, may I say how much I appreciate you taking your time to read this post and provide your feedback.
A month ago I had twiches under my eye which subsided in 3-4 days but left me with some strange feeling on the right side of my face, not painful, just not feeling like the left anymore. 6 days ago I started experiencing a strange sensation in my right hand (dominant) in my ring and little finger, I was advised to go to hospital due to fear of stroke by my GP as I was also having dizzy spells. I had a blood test and CT scan, which resulted in me having high levels of calcium in my blood, but CT scan was clear.
Today I noticed that the side of my hand is cramping constantly underneath the little finger and on the side. This is a constant contraction which I can see moving under my skin.
I read the main thread post about symptoms and it said you need to be failing at general day to day activities or you don’t have ALS. As these fingers are mainly supportive, is that still the case? I can still do most normal things, but they are slightly more difficult, i.e holding a pen and writing.
I hope I’m not wasting anybodies time, and again thank you for reading and taking your time to respond.
Regards
David