cal456
Member
- Joined
- Jan 10, 2019
- Messages
- 12
- Reason
- Learn about ALS
- Diagnosis
- 00/0000
- Country
- UK
- State
- NY
- City
- Canterbury
In advance i would to say the people giving help on here is very generous depending you go out of your way to help people with their own concerns. If anyone can be of help that be great.
Firstly (i know people probably are going to tell me the risk is incredibly low as it is due to this but anyway) i am 20 going 21 years olds, male. Over the last 3 or so months my body has definitely been acting rather odd.
-I have noticed recently that i have been experiencing muscle twitches across my body on a consistent basis, on my left and right calf, my wrists and my tricep. they wont last for very long but im pretty aware of them and are hard to ignore when you get pretty much 1 happen somewhere every minuite or so.
- what made me go see a doctor was i having noticed in the last 3-4 days on my left hand my thumb and fingers felt weaker. This is where i get confused as im not entirely sure how to describe it but it feels like they are stiff/ for example when i flex out my hand straight compared to my right hand it feels less smooth? If thats understandable. I cant turn off the TV button that easily as well as with my right thumb. Feels like when i straighten my fingers it feels like something is pulling the fingers down a little unlike my right? My thumb when im using my phone also has a strong quivering sensation.
- well i saw my doctor and he did some standard tests to test strength like grip and stuff, but said he doesn't think its anything to be concerned about but will monitor it for the time being and sent me off to have some blood tests to measure vitamin and other levels.
Other things worth mentioning:
Aside from twitching for the last 3 months i have had numbness for periods of minutes in my feet and leg, and occasionally this prickly spider web feeling on my face like literally the sensation a spiders web stuck on my face. I would get this sensation for every night after work for the whole journey home. Also have been ill with a cold/flu on rotation for weeks across the last 3 months.
Regardless i know its rather early in finding out what is doing this but i have a strong tendency to worry and google as many do and any help or advice would be great thanks you all.
Firstly (i know people probably are going to tell me the risk is incredibly low as it is due to this but anyway) i am 20 going 21 years olds, male. Over the last 3 or so months my body has definitely been acting rather odd.
-I have noticed recently that i have been experiencing muscle twitches across my body on a consistent basis, on my left and right calf, my wrists and my tricep. they wont last for very long but im pretty aware of them and are hard to ignore when you get pretty much 1 happen somewhere every minuite or so.
- what made me go see a doctor was i having noticed in the last 3-4 days on my left hand my thumb and fingers felt weaker. This is where i get confused as im not entirely sure how to describe it but it feels like they are stiff/ for example when i flex out my hand straight compared to my right hand it feels less smooth? If thats understandable. I cant turn off the TV button that easily as well as with my right thumb. Feels like when i straighten my fingers it feels like something is pulling the fingers down a little unlike my right? My thumb when im using my phone also has a strong quivering sensation.
- well i saw my doctor and he did some standard tests to test strength like grip and stuff, but said he doesn't think its anything to be concerned about but will monitor it for the time being and sent me off to have some blood tests to measure vitamin and other levels.
Other things worth mentioning:
Aside from twitching for the last 3 months i have had numbness for periods of minutes in my feet and leg, and occasionally this prickly spider web feeling on my face like literally the sensation a spiders web stuck on my face. I would get this sensation for every night after work for the whole journey home. Also have been ill with a cold/flu on rotation for weeks across the last 3 months.
Regardless i know its rather early in finding out what is doing this but i have a strong tendency to worry and google as many do and any help or advice would be great thanks you all.