rebeccalaf
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- Mar 4, 2009
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- Learn about ALS
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- NJ
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- Logan Township
It all started 7 weeks ago. I had an eye twitch for a week, then it felt like my hands and feet were asleep. A few days after that, it felt as if someone threw water on my circuits. My whole body went crazy with muscle twiches. I had them on the top of my head, face, tongue, ribs, back, and especially in calves, feet and hands. Coupled with all of that was a muscle, joint, and tendon pain in different parts of my body at different times, always on both sides of my body. Pain was most intense on the bottoms of my feet and palms of hands. Once this twitching and pain started, I started with diahrrea. My GP tested me for vitamin/mineral deficiency and Lyme. All negative.
Now, 7 weeks later, the pain has pretty much stopped, but I continue to have twitches in my hands, feet, calves, torso, back and jaw. Diahrrea continues. Now feeling a little nauseous and having no appetite. My initial exam with the neuro was normal, reflexes fine. I've had no loss of strength. However, I do have a tremor in my left hand, which make that hand seem weaker. I'm constantly thinking I see atrophy in my thumb, but not sure.
One more detail. My nerves had seemed irritated about a week ago, during the height of this. For example, I smoked a cigarette and it seemed to tingle every single nerve in my body and even hurt in two places. Seemed very odd.
I'm sorry this is so long, but I am terrified that I have ALS. I have an EMG scheduled in two weeks and am so afraid of how it will turn out. I'm only 36 and have small children. Any insight would be appreciated.
Becky
Now, 7 weeks later, the pain has pretty much stopped, but I continue to have twitches in my hands, feet, calves, torso, back and jaw. Diahrrea continues. Now feeling a little nauseous and having no appetite. My initial exam with the neuro was normal, reflexes fine. I've had no loss of strength. However, I do have a tremor in my left hand, which make that hand seem weaker. I'm constantly thinking I see atrophy in my thumb, but not sure.
One more detail. My nerves had seemed irritated about a week ago, during the height of this. For example, I smoked a cigarette and it seemed to tingle every single nerve in my body and even hurt in two places. Seemed very odd.
I'm sorry this is so long, but I am terrified that I have ALS. I have an EMG scheduled in two weeks and am so afraid of how it will turn out. I'm only 36 and have small children. Any insight would be appreciated.
Becky