alex321
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- Joined
- Oct 28, 2007
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- Reason
- Learn about ALS
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- US
- State
- massachusetts
- City
- Medford
Hi my name is Laura, and I've been having symptoms for a while that seem to be getting worse very quickly. I think it started with my index finger. For months now it seemed to be weak. When I would grip something really tight and let go it would just lay there limp. I didn't really pay any attention to it, figuring that I might have injured it somehow
More recently I noticed that my left arm and leg seemed to be getting weaker. I had the feeling like I was off balance and that my right side was compensating for the left side. My legs also started becoming very sensitive. and light and bouncy. I get regular twitching that is very strong, mostly in my legs but I can feel it all over my body. i also seem to be losing muscle and strength.
My muscle weakness was starting to scare me so I went to the hospital and had a neurologist look at me. He said I was hyper-reflexive, which I guess would explain the weird feeling in my legs. He also scraped the bottoms of my feet and my feet didn't do anything. He said that was abnormal.
I've had MRI's that came becak normal. I've been tested for almost anything you can think of, all which came back normal so I'm very scared that all of my symptoms are pointing towards ALS.
More recently I noticed that my left arm and leg seemed to be getting weaker. I had the feeling like I was off balance and that my right side was compensating for the left side. My legs also started becoming very sensitive. and light and bouncy. I get regular twitching that is very strong, mostly in my legs but I can feel it all over my body. i also seem to be losing muscle and strength.
My muscle weakness was starting to scare me so I went to the hospital and had a neurologist look at me. He said I was hyper-reflexive, which I guess would explain the weird feeling in my legs. He also scraped the bottoms of my feet and my feet didn't do anything. He said that was abnormal.
I've had MRI's that came becak normal. I've been tested for almost anything you can think of, all which came back normal so I'm very scared that all of my symptoms are pointing towards ALS.