ClassOf2015
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- Joined
- Apr 5, 2015
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- 12
- Reason
- Learn about ALS
- Country
- US
- State
- CA
- City
- San Francisco
Hello,
First time poster here. I'm writing now because of the trouble my left leg has been giving me over the course of the past year.
I'm 18, which is far younger than the mean age for this disease, but my symptoms are cause for concern, in my own opinion. So let's get into those...
My chief complaint at the moment is the leg weakness, particularly my push off strength. I'm to the point now where I've developed a slight limp. I was walking into class and asked a friend to tell me if he noticed it, and sure enough he did. I've found that the weakness is at its worst when I first wake up in the morning, though it's there all day. I can stand on my toes, walk on my heels, hop on one foot, but yet I have that limp and weakness.
On my affected leg, I've noticed an indentation in my calf that appears to be caused by muscle loss. This indentation is not present on the right side. Couple this with the weakness and I can only attribute this to atrophy... This part is very bothersome to me.
In addition to the weakness and unconfirmed atrophy, Im experienxing diffuse twitching. I get them anywhere from the affected leg, to my face and everything in between. Again, bothersome to me, because it is accompanied by weakness and atrophy.
It should be noted that all of this began a little over a year ago, with twitching in my arm that quickly spread body-wide. This was during an intense period of stress, so at the time I pinned the twitching on that. And though the twitching has subsided, it's still here. And now so is the weakness and atrophy.
I must also mention that I'm suffering from multiole sensory symptoms in the affected leg as well. I feel fatigue in this leg, even when laying down. The lateral side of my left foot feels as though the sensation is decreased. The first word that came to mind with this sensation was numbness, but it's not numbness, I can feel things touching it, just not as well as the other side. I also feel nerve pain (prickly in nature) in my last two toes on that foot, as well as on the outer top part. I also get an occasional shooting pain down my calf, but that is infrequent. My foot falls asleep quite often, and it often feels cold.
I have lower back pain, however, I'm not sure whether that is a clue as to the real problem, or due to the extra stress being put on my back due to a weak leg.
That's my story so far, I was hoping to get the opinion of some of the people who would know about this disease, and whether or not this is a disease I should concern myself with, thank you for your time.
- BC
First time poster here. I'm writing now because of the trouble my left leg has been giving me over the course of the past year.
I'm 18, which is far younger than the mean age for this disease, but my symptoms are cause for concern, in my own opinion. So let's get into those...
My chief complaint at the moment is the leg weakness, particularly my push off strength. I'm to the point now where I've developed a slight limp. I was walking into class and asked a friend to tell me if he noticed it, and sure enough he did. I've found that the weakness is at its worst when I first wake up in the morning, though it's there all day. I can stand on my toes, walk on my heels, hop on one foot, but yet I have that limp and weakness.
On my affected leg, I've noticed an indentation in my calf that appears to be caused by muscle loss. This indentation is not present on the right side. Couple this with the weakness and I can only attribute this to atrophy... This part is very bothersome to me.
In addition to the weakness and unconfirmed atrophy, Im experienxing diffuse twitching. I get them anywhere from the affected leg, to my face and everything in between. Again, bothersome to me, because it is accompanied by weakness and atrophy.
It should be noted that all of this began a little over a year ago, with twitching in my arm that quickly spread body-wide. This was during an intense period of stress, so at the time I pinned the twitching on that. And though the twitching has subsided, it's still here. And now so is the weakness and atrophy.
I must also mention that I'm suffering from multiole sensory symptoms in the affected leg as well. I feel fatigue in this leg, even when laying down. The lateral side of my left foot feels as though the sensation is decreased. The first word that came to mind with this sensation was numbness, but it's not numbness, I can feel things touching it, just not as well as the other side. I also feel nerve pain (prickly in nature) in my last two toes on that foot, as well as on the outer top part. I also get an occasional shooting pain down my calf, but that is infrequent. My foot falls asleep quite often, and it often feels cold.
I have lower back pain, however, I'm not sure whether that is a clue as to the real problem, or due to the extra stress being put on my back due to a weak leg.
That's my story so far, I was hoping to get the opinion of some of the people who would know about this disease, and whether or not this is a disease I should concern myself with, thank you for your time.
- BC