Hello,
I am a 33 years old male. I was always very active and healthy. I played my whole life soccer and I've been a powerlifter for many years.
From march 2022, I had an ongoing injury which required me to take a lot of cortisone. During that time I lost a lot of muscle mass and gained weight. I lost more muscle mass than you should lose, even if you are unactive. I had to take cortisone until october 2022.
In march 2023, I really started to notice that I still had ongoing atrophy and a lot of muscle fatigue. I don't think I had weakness, but really the fatigue that I could not last long, I still had a decent amout of muscles.
I went to a neurologist and had an EMG. Which was clear. I had a a follow up with the neurologist in june 2023, EMG was still clear. I also had MRI from the back and the brain and some other tests, nothing was found. The neurologist said to me that it was all probably because of the cortisone. I slowly got back to weightlifting.
All was going good, until out of a sudden I injured my back in december 2023. I was in for chiropractic treatment and out of sudden after a treatment I started to feel very tired/fatigue again in the arms. I had some minor muscle twitching, which only lasted a few days. So I had a neck and back MRI, because my doctor suspected a herniated disc or some nerve compression. But it was all clear.
Since than I am having difficulty doing daily things with both my arms. My arms get very fatigue. Even typing on a keyboard and using a mouse gets my hands and arms very tired. I also notice weakness. Especially in my left hand/arm. I am not able to use the same strength as a few months ago.
I used to run 2 times a week, with one run around 12 kilometers. Now, I am unable to hold it 5 kilometers.
Blood tests were clear, expect for the CK values which were elevated (390).
I got an appointment with my neurologist in a few weeks.
Could this be the beginning of ALS? or doens't this sound like the first symptoms of it?
I am a 33 years old male. I was always very active and healthy. I played my whole life soccer and I've been a powerlifter for many years.
From march 2022, I had an ongoing injury which required me to take a lot of cortisone. During that time I lost a lot of muscle mass and gained weight. I lost more muscle mass than you should lose, even if you are unactive. I had to take cortisone until october 2022.
In march 2023, I really started to notice that I still had ongoing atrophy and a lot of muscle fatigue. I don't think I had weakness, but really the fatigue that I could not last long, I still had a decent amout of muscles.
I went to a neurologist and had an EMG. Which was clear. I had a a follow up with the neurologist in june 2023, EMG was still clear. I also had MRI from the back and the brain and some other tests, nothing was found. The neurologist said to me that it was all probably because of the cortisone. I slowly got back to weightlifting.
All was going good, until out of a sudden I injured my back in december 2023. I was in for chiropractic treatment and out of sudden after a treatment I started to feel very tired/fatigue again in the arms. I had some minor muscle twitching, which only lasted a few days. So I had a neck and back MRI, because my doctor suspected a herniated disc or some nerve compression. But it was all clear.
Since than I am having difficulty doing daily things with both my arms. My arms get very fatigue. Even typing on a keyboard and using a mouse gets my hands and arms very tired. I also notice weakness. Especially in my left hand/arm. I am not able to use the same strength as a few months ago.
I used to run 2 times a week, with one run around 12 kilometers. Now, I am unable to hold it 5 kilometers.
Blood tests were clear, expect for the CK values which were elevated (390).
I got an appointment with my neurologist in a few weeks.
Could this be the beginning of ALS? or doens't this sound like the first symptoms of it?
