AHands
Distinguished member
- Joined
- Dec 10, 2007
- Messages
- 206
- Reason
- PALS
- Country
- US
- State
- NC
- City
- Carrboro
I'd like to pose a question:
What where the first symptoms diagnosed'ed PALS had that sent you to a doctor?
my answer:
The "ALS symptom" that sent me to the Dr was visible atrophy in the hand--I called the doc and left a message that my muscles in the hand appeared to have dissolved. If I'd had fascics prior to that, I didn't pay them much notice. Looking back, I recall two things in the couple years leading up to the dissolving/wasting:
1. scars from minor cuts seemed to take forever to heal
2. knuckles on the hands seemed to "lock up" in the closed fist position
but I didn't feel either warranted a doctor visit.
I'm 44 years old now, and I don't think I saw a Dr between leaving my parent's home at 18 and turning 40.
What where the first symptoms diagnosed'ed PALS had that sent you to a doctor?
my answer:
The "ALS symptom" that sent me to the Dr was visible atrophy in the hand--I called the doc and left a message that my muscles in the hand appeared to have dissolved. If I'd had fascics prior to that, I didn't pay them much notice. Looking back, I recall two things in the couple years leading up to the dissolving/wasting:
1. scars from minor cuts seemed to take forever to heal
2. knuckles on the hands seemed to "lock up" in the closed fist position
but I didn't feel either warranted a doctor visit.
I'm 44 years old now, and I don't think I saw a Dr between leaving my parent's home at 18 and turning 40.