Valentine14
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Hello,
My Mom is in her early seventies and for the past year she has thought she had arthritus in her left hand. Fast forward to this past October. She was wearing heels and stepped off of a curb and lost her balance. She fell and also broke her foot. Foot healed fine in a boot and was taken off early December. Later in December she noticed that her fingers were more stiff and would claw up. She could not use her left hand to open a jar, wrap gifts, etc. She has some mobility but not a lot. Just the left hand. She also noticed muscle loss in her hand. Her left leg has been giving her some trouble when she exercises. Mainly in her hip but her foot will flatten as well. ( she broke her right foot when she fell) She went to her internist who mention that he thought she had Spinal Stenosis and to see a neurologists. The neurologists ordered MRI and EMG next week. He said he was looking at three things 1. Brachial Plexus in the shoulder/ neck area. 2. Spinal Stenosis in the neck area and , 3. ALS. We are scared and just wanted feedback or insight from the forum. No other sympons than mentioned above.
Thank you!
My Mom is in her early seventies and for the past year she has thought she had arthritus in her left hand. Fast forward to this past October. She was wearing heels and stepped off of a curb and lost her balance. She fell and also broke her foot. Foot healed fine in a boot and was taken off early December. Later in December she noticed that her fingers were more stiff and would claw up. She could not use her left hand to open a jar, wrap gifts, etc. She has some mobility but not a lot. Just the left hand. She also noticed muscle loss in her hand. Her left leg has been giving her some trouble when she exercises. Mainly in her hip but her foot will flatten as well. ( she broke her right foot when she fell) She went to her internist who mention that he thought she had Spinal Stenosis and to see a neurologists. The neurologists ordered MRI and EMG next week. He said he was looking at three things 1. Brachial Plexus in the shoulder/ neck area. 2. Spinal Stenosis in the neck area and , 3. ALS. We are scared and just wanted feedback or insight from the forum. No other sympons than mentioned above.
Thank you!