Terrified it’s ALS

[Sarah92]

I’ve had an mri of my head which was normal and a few blood tests to check for other things have come back normal. I understand I have to wait but I’m noticing changes daily to my strength and muscles. I know they say pain isn’t a symptom but I’ve heard from many that it can cause pain, I have lots of pain. I’m also losing a lot of weight, I’ll attach some photos of my hands, calves and thigh, which I perceive as muscle wasting which is happing very fast

 

[affected]

If you go back to the 'read before posting' sticky we make it clear that photos are not really helpful - you need to be examined and discuss these fears of atrophy with your doctor which happens after loss of strength. Just stop a moment - your muscles don't just waste away and then finally, oh you start to become weak. You become weak because your muscles are not receiving signals from your brain and as a result they begin to waste.
So sending us photos is returning to not being appropriate. You have an EMG very soon, if you are experiencing a lot of anxiety waiting for it, or fear you have changes happening, return to your doctor.
Please let us know the EMG results, but we truly can't do anything until then. You say you understand you have to wait, yet you are doing the actual opposite.
Not a single person responding to you here is a doctor, you need medical help, please seek it.