alott
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Hello, sweet people. Thank you for having this forum. I am five months post a fusion of two of my cervical vertebrae due to disc herniation. I had debilitating nerve pain down my arms and my hands were falling asleep.
For a few months now, I have had muscle twitches that have gotten progressively more frequent and in more areas of my body. First, it started in my thighs. Now, I feel them in my upper arms, my thighs, buttocks and my feet. I mostly notice the twitches at night when I sit in my bed. However, I do feel them sometimes during the day. It is every night I feel them. I am still in recovery, so I am not overexerting my muscles or dehydrated. I am so scared to get tested for anything because of my cervical issues already. I also feel tingling at times in my thighs.
My grasp with my hands has been weak since before my surgery and my hands cramp up at times after holding something too long or doing fine motor things. I just assume it is arthritis or just something that was related to my cervical issues. Will it be conclusive if I get a test for ALS or will it mimic what is already going on because of my surgery and recovery? I write curriculum, so I am in a chair and in front of a computer most of the day. I am trying to get more exercise, but my job is very demanding as well as my homelife with my husband and two kids.
My husband is concerned about me because he feels that I am allowing my fears to overcome me. I started googling muscle twitches and ALS kept coming up. I know there are a lot of reasons for muscle twitches, but I am so scared that ALS is a possibility as well as autoimmune disorders.
Thank you for providing this service to me. I will pray for each and every one of you that run this forum. I already have severe anxiety that is being treated, but this has spun it out of control. My husband is so scared that I am allowing my fears to paralyze me and not live my life with him and my kids. I am trying to hide it, but he says he can see it.
My insurance is having issues with their contracts with my Primary doc so he dropped me as of last week. I am going to a brand new one next week. What should I say to him, and should I be worried if they do some tests? Will it mimic something else life what I got done?
For a few months now, I have had muscle twitches that have gotten progressively more frequent and in more areas of my body. First, it started in my thighs. Now, I feel them in my upper arms, my thighs, buttocks and my feet. I mostly notice the twitches at night when I sit in my bed. However, I do feel them sometimes during the day. It is every night I feel them. I am still in recovery, so I am not overexerting my muscles or dehydrated. I am so scared to get tested for anything because of my cervical issues already. I also feel tingling at times in my thighs.
My grasp with my hands has been weak since before my surgery and my hands cramp up at times after holding something too long or doing fine motor things. I just assume it is arthritis or just something that was related to my cervical issues. Will it be conclusive if I get a test for ALS or will it mimic what is already going on because of my surgery and recovery? I write curriculum, so I am in a chair and in front of a computer most of the day. I am trying to get more exercise, but my job is very demanding as well as my homelife with my husband and two kids.
My husband is concerned about me because he feels that I am allowing my fears to overcome me. I started googling muscle twitches and ALS kept coming up. I know there are a lot of reasons for muscle twitches, but I am so scared that ALS is a possibility as well as autoimmune disorders.
Thank you for providing this service to me. I will pray for each and every one of you that run this forum. I already have severe anxiety that is being treated, but this has spun it out of control. My husband is so scared that I am allowing my fears to paralyze me and not live my life with him and my kids. I am trying to hide it, but he says he can see it.
My insurance is having issues with their contracts with my Primary doc so he dropped me as of last week. I am going to a brand new one next week. What should I say to him, and should I be worried if they do some tests? Will it mimic something else life what I got done?
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