Robb
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- Sep 29, 2014
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- 21
- Reason
- Learn about ALS
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- TH
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- Bkk
- City
- Bangkok
Dear All,
I had written on the forum around a year ago regarding some symptoms that i had developed, in a nut shell it started off as weakness in my arm and leg and then progressed into twitching all over my body, flash forward almost a year ahead and i can't really say if its gotten much worse but it had definitely gotten worse from what it was last September, the twitching comes and goes but lately it has been driving me crazy and is mostly subjected to my left leg and left bicep and arm, my left arm feel sore and tired, every time i exert a bit of pressure on my arms
they feel weak,heavy and start to hurt, i had some issues with swallowing as well and at times speech issues, my GP sent me to see a GI doctor as they thought it might be because of GERD and due to that they want to do a endoscopy soon, apart from that i do feel weaker all over my body, my right foot seems off balance when i walk and when i raise up my toes it seems the right foot can't raise up as high as the left, i also get pain and small twitches around my right foot in particular, i have various other symptoms such as head aches, neck pain, vision issues etc etc, honestly speaking i'm pretty sure i'm not healthy overall and i have a few things going on at the same time, some have been diagnosed, some are still left unanswered one of which includes a neuromuscular problem such as ALS, MND,which the doctors haven't figured out yet, i had my first EMG back in September which was clear and had another one in Jan this year which came back normal as well, i haven't done a lumbar puncture or muscle biopsy as yet but have done a lot of blood work regularly, the past year has been extremely tough on me and I've tried my best to beat this, i have even been doing water therapy exercise in order to build back strength but it hasn't helped me much as yet, i'm coming to the point where i'm getting pretty sick of life and hospital bills, would appreciate if someone can tell me if i need to worry about this and get it checked out further or it points away from ALS.
Thanks for your time
I had written on the forum around a year ago regarding some symptoms that i had developed, in a nut shell it started off as weakness in my arm and leg and then progressed into twitching all over my body, flash forward almost a year ahead and i can't really say if its gotten much worse but it had definitely gotten worse from what it was last September, the twitching comes and goes but lately it has been driving me crazy and is mostly subjected to my left leg and left bicep and arm, my left arm feel sore and tired, every time i exert a bit of pressure on my arms
they feel weak,heavy and start to hurt, i had some issues with swallowing as well and at times speech issues, my GP sent me to see a GI doctor as they thought it might be because of GERD and due to that they want to do a endoscopy soon, apart from that i do feel weaker all over my body, my right foot seems off balance when i walk and when i raise up my toes it seems the right foot can't raise up as high as the left, i also get pain and small twitches around my right foot in particular, i have various other symptoms such as head aches, neck pain, vision issues etc etc, honestly speaking i'm pretty sure i'm not healthy overall and i have a few things going on at the same time, some have been diagnosed, some are still left unanswered one of which includes a neuromuscular problem such as ALS, MND,which the doctors haven't figured out yet, i had my first EMG back in September which was clear and had another one in Jan this year which came back normal as well, i haven't done a lumbar puncture or muscle biopsy as yet but have done a lot of blood work regularly, the past year has been extremely tough on me and I've tried my best to beat this, i have even been doing water therapy exercise in order to build back strength but it hasn't helped me much as yet, i'm coming to the point where i'm getting pretty sick of life and hospital bills, would appreciate if someone can tell me if i need to worry about this and get it checked out further or it points away from ALS.
Thanks for your time