Legofingers
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- Oct 26, 2015
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- Learn about ALS
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- UK
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- Dorset
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- Bournemouth
Hello,
I have read through the sticky and I see that if you do not have clinical weakness, then you probably shouldn't be concerned.
However I was just looking for some incite as to if my symptoms could indicate ALS.
I went to the GP today and after the exam, I was told that I will get an urgent referral for a Neuro, EMG and MRI of my head.. I asked why, and was told to rule out MS (not ALS).. I then brought up ALS as something that needed to be ruled out or not and didn't really get much of a response from the GP.
So..
About 2 weeks ago was on the up, recovering from some mild flu like symptoms. Prior to this illness I was exercising every day, just home exercises, pushups, the little weights (dumbbells?). I had stopped my daily exercises due to the flu, and whilst doing some fine detail painting I realised that my right hand seemed a bit clumsy.
I had my left had occupied with a brush and so made my attempt to pick up my cup of tea with my right, upon which I noticed that I could barely keep my wrist straight and the cup began to shake to the point of spilling it a little.
From there I went to my room (where I exercise) to test my wrist strength, whereas before my flu I was doing single handed weight easily with both arms, now my right wrist could not remain straight when lifting...
This caused me to freak out a little Ill be honest..
Don't get me wrong, the weights and the cup of tea did not feel any heavier at all in my right hand, it was just that my wrist simply couldn't maintain any straight hold, every time just drooping downwards under the weight.
So for me this doesn't exactly seem perceived.
I have also experienced quite a lot of twitches past and present over various locations around my body, without it causing worry.
But since the wrist incident, I have been having intermittent but daily twitches in my had and forearm as well as my bicep on the "weakened" arm.
Now this could be just anxiety (the twitches), and I am feeling some kind of odd sensation in the hand, like the top of the hand feels quite tight when clenching a fist, as well as the loss of some fine dexterity I had with this hand, i.e. when holding whatever small object Im painting (Citadel Minis in this case) I find my self fumbling more than usual and quite prone to drop them during periods of concentrated work.
There is no pain, just maybe a really mild sensation of muscle fatigue in my forearm and the top of my hand, no pins and needles or other sensory experiences.
Anyway I'm probably forgetting something, and I appreciate if you think I am one of those hypochondriacs you see all the time, so I am truly sorry for this..
Any input is warmly welcomed, thanks.
I have read through the sticky and I see that if you do not have clinical weakness, then you probably shouldn't be concerned.
However I was just looking for some incite as to if my symptoms could indicate ALS.
I went to the GP today and after the exam, I was told that I will get an urgent referral for a Neuro, EMG and MRI of my head.. I asked why, and was told to rule out MS (not ALS).. I then brought up ALS as something that needed to be ruled out or not and didn't really get much of a response from the GP.
So..
About 2 weeks ago was on the up, recovering from some mild flu like symptoms. Prior to this illness I was exercising every day, just home exercises, pushups, the little weights (dumbbells?). I had stopped my daily exercises due to the flu, and whilst doing some fine detail painting I realised that my right hand seemed a bit clumsy.
I had my left had occupied with a brush and so made my attempt to pick up my cup of tea with my right, upon which I noticed that I could barely keep my wrist straight and the cup began to shake to the point of spilling it a little.
From there I went to my room (where I exercise) to test my wrist strength, whereas before my flu I was doing single handed weight easily with both arms, now my right wrist could not remain straight when lifting...
This caused me to freak out a little Ill be honest..
Don't get me wrong, the weights and the cup of tea did not feel any heavier at all in my right hand, it was just that my wrist simply couldn't maintain any straight hold, every time just drooping downwards under the weight.
So for me this doesn't exactly seem perceived.
I have also experienced quite a lot of twitches past and present over various locations around my body, without it causing worry.
But since the wrist incident, I have been having intermittent but daily twitches in my had and forearm as well as my bicep on the "weakened" arm.
Now this could be just anxiety (the twitches), and I am feeling some kind of odd sensation in the hand, like the top of the hand feels quite tight when clenching a fist, as well as the loss of some fine dexterity I had with this hand, i.e. when holding whatever small object Im painting (Citadel Minis in this case) I find my self fumbling more than usual and quite prone to drop them during periods of concentrated work.
There is no pain, just maybe a really mild sensation of muscle fatigue in my forearm and the top of my hand, no pins and needles or other sensory experiences.
Anyway I'm probably forgetting something, and I appreciate if you think I am one of those hypochondriacs you see all the time, so I am truly sorry for this..
Any input is warmly welcomed, thanks.