Padder
New member
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- Jun 26, 2019
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- Reason
- Learn about ALS
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- Country
- US
- State
- CA
Dear all, thank you for having me in this forum, I appreciate it I will try to make this brief
About 1 month ago I had a very weak grip in my left hand, maybe reduced to 50% of the right hand. I also noticed the thumb muscle is about 10 to 20% smaller in comparison to the one on the right hand side. The strength has now come back to approximately 90% of what it was Prior. Does ALS weakness come and go, or come and always get worse?
A week later in Thailand my middle finger on the same hand started to Twitch, it lasts for about 10 seconds and then disappears for anywhere between five and 10 hours. I still have this twitching from time to time and it has been about 3 weeks
I still have perfect use of both hands, arms, and legs and feet, I can button up my shirt and clip my nails just fine, I can also walk on my toes or my heels. No slurred speech or anything like that
My question for you is, does this look like the early onset of ALS or nothing to worry about?
Many thanks in advance
About 1 month ago I had a very weak grip in my left hand, maybe reduced to 50% of the right hand. I also noticed the thumb muscle is about 10 to 20% smaller in comparison to the one on the right hand side. The strength has now come back to approximately 90% of what it was Prior. Does ALS weakness come and go, or come and always get worse?
A week later in Thailand my middle finger on the same hand started to Twitch, it lasts for about 10 seconds and then disappears for anywhere between five and 10 hours. I still have this twitching from time to time and it has been about 3 weeks
I still have perfect use of both hands, arms, and legs and feet, I can button up my shirt and clip my nails just fine, I can also walk on my toes or my heels. No slurred speech or anything like that
My question for you is, does this look like the early onset of ALS or nothing to worry about?
Many thanks in advance
