baxter
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- Apr 26, 2007
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- PALS
- Country
- CA
- State
- Ontario
- City
- Toronto
Hi all,
I've been lurking on the site for about a month now. I'm worried about the syptoms I've been experiencing and frustrated with the neuroligists I've met with so far. I hope some of you may be able to provide with some insight.
I've had widespread fasciculations for about a month. I wasn't too concernced until I started feeling numbness and cramping in my right hand (mostly the middle finger) a couple of weeks ago. I have burning sensation in my thighs + arms, which are there for most of the day, and get pins + needles in my hands + feet at least 3/4 times a day. I also have pain in my hands, feet, arms, back and neck and get occassionally get what feels like an electric shock in my limbs. I've yet to experience any noticeable muscle weakness, but am having difficulty walking around because of cramps in my calf and painful tendons.
I'm having a hard time being at work and ignoring the pain. The two neurologists that I've seen dismissed my fasciculations and pain as benign because I'm 29 years old. I'm starting to feel like nobody cares and was hoping that some you may be able to shed some light on what I'm going through.
Did any of you experience the pain, burning, tingling sensations that I'm feeling as an early symptom of ALS (or other disorder that didn't end up being ALS - I realize everyone's experiences/early symptoms are/were different)?
Is there someone I can see/somewhere I can go that will give me a better understanding of what may be wrong? The last neurologist I met with said "it may be ALS, but we won't know until you present with muscle weakness."
I'm scared because every day my symptoms seems get to worse. The fasciculations alternate between my calves, hand (right only), right thigh, back, bicepts, and neck. They were easy enough to ignore, but seem be getting more violent. My left calf feels cramped all day long and I have pain in my legs and hands. Any help/adivce is sincerely appreciated.
I've been lurking on the site for about a month now. I'm worried about the syptoms I've been experiencing and frustrated with the neuroligists I've met with so far. I hope some of you may be able to provide with some insight.
I've had widespread fasciculations for about a month. I wasn't too concernced until I started feeling numbness and cramping in my right hand (mostly the middle finger) a couple of weeks ago. I have burning sensation in my thighs + arms, which are there for most of the day, and get pins + needles in my hands + feet at least 3/4 times a day. I also have pain in my hands, feet, arms, back and neck and get occassionally get what feels like an electric shock in my limbs. I've yet to experience any noticeable muscle weakness, but am having difficulty walking around because of cramps in my calf and painful tendons.
I'm having a hard time being at work and ignoring the pain. The two neurologists that I've seen dismissed my fasciculations and pain as benign because I'm 29 years old. I'm starting to feel like nobody cares and was hoping that some you may be able to shed some light on what I'm going through.
Did any of you experience the pain, burning, tingling sensations that I'm feeling as an early symptom of ALS (or other disorder that didn't end up being ALS - I realize everyone's experiences/early symptoms are/were different)?
Is there someone I can see/somewhere I can go that will give me a better understanding of what may be wrong? The last neurologist I met with said "it may be ALS, but we won't know until you present with muscle weakness."
I'm scared because every day my symptoms seems get to worse. The fasciculations alternate between my calves, hand (right only), right thigh, back, bicepts, and neck. They were easy enough to ignore, but seem be getting more violent. My left calf feels cramped all day long and I have pain in my legs and hands. Any help/adivce is sincerely appreciated.