I am currently in the process of the diagnostic workup for some sort of neurological disorder... they don't really know what it is yet, (I had a string of events that occurred in the months before my symptoms), however ALS is on the table as a possible diagnosis, I got more negative bloodwork results today (which to me isnt' a good thing - I desparately want something else to be the cause of my issues).. anyhow,
Can ALS move this fast- my neuro symptoms started about 11 weeks ago-
11 weeks ago - i was walking and my right knee felt weak, kind of floppy, thought nothing of it- i have a history of a torn knee.
11 weeks ago - started waking up all night long feeling as if my arms and that right leg was asleep- and like i had twitches all over, still thought nothing of it
10 weeks ago- woke up and both hands- ends of all fingertips were weak- jello like - noticable especially when I hit buttons and put on makeup or wrote- as if i was loosing my dexterity
9 weeks ago- the twitching really started and became super obvious all over my body- EVERYWHERE!
the hand and leg symptoms seemed to stablize, and the fasiculations seemed to improve, only to worsen again about 4 weeks ago,
3 weeks ago slurred speech only when tired, felt like i had burnt the tip of my tongue, or if it was numb- thought maybe i'm just anxious
2 weeks ago- slurred speech with certain words very consistently- words like yeSTerday (the ST and T's in words especially)
1 week ago- hands getting worse- right thumb especially, maybe a little thenar wasting now
today- my voice is cracking more (I think it may just be allergies - i hope) and swallowing is hard unless i look down
I keep trying to tell myself this couldn't be ALS since it just seems like it is just moving too fast, but can it really move that fast?
(also about 3 weeks ago - when my slurred speech and numb tip of tongue started I looked in the mirror at my tongue, when fully extended it angled a little bit to the left, but I thought, eh maybe it always has, i've never analyzed my tongue before afterall.... I also looked on the underside of it, the left side of it looked thickened on the underside of the tip and both sides of the wider part of the tongue.. since then, i of course analyze more.. the right side now looks the same- thickened, and my entire tongue now is thickended around the edges of it and continues to feel odd, like i burnt it almost, or numb, its hard to tell.- could this be atrophy?)
Again, thank yall for your time in advance, I greatly appreciate it , as I wait for my Dr's to hopefully find another answer, i'm most worried about MND at this time of course.. Thank you for any help yall can provide
Can ALS move this fast- my neuro symptoms started about 11 weeks ago-
11 weeks ago - i was walking and my right knee felt weak, kind of floppy, thought nothing of it- i have a history of a torn knee.
11 weeks ago - started waking up all night long feeling as if my arms and that right leg was asleep- and like i had twitches all over, still thought nothing of it
10 weeks ago- woke up and both hands- ends of all fingertips were weak- jello like - noticable especially when I hit buttons and put on makeup or wrote- as if i was loosing my dexterity
9 weeks ago- the twitching really started and became super obvious all over my body- EVERYWHERE!
the hand and leg symptoms seemed to stablize, and the fasiculations seemed to improve, only to worsen again about 4 weeks ago,
3 weeks ago slurred speech only when tired, felt like i had burnt the tip of my tongue, or if it was numb- thought maybe i'm just anxious
2 weeks ago- slurred speech with certain words very consistently- words like yeSTerday (the ST and T's in words especially)
1 week ago- hands getting worse- right thumb especially, maybe a little thenar wasting now
today- my voice is cracking more (I think it may just be allergies - i hope) and swallowing is hard unless i look down
I keep trying to tell myself this couldn't be ALS since it just seems like it is just moving too fast, but can it really move that fast?
(also about 3 weeks ago - when my slurred speech and numb tip of tongue started I looked in the mirror at my tongue, when fully extended it angled a little bit to the left, but I thought, eh maybe it always has, i've never analyzed my tongue before afterall.... I also looked on the underside of it, the left side of it looked thickened on the underside of the tip and both sides of the wider part of the tongue.. since then, i of course analyze more.. the right side now looks the same- thickened, and my entire tongue now is thickended around the edges of it and continues to feel odd, like i burnt it almost, or numb, its hard to tell.- could this be atrophy?)
Again, thank yall for your time in advance, I greatly appreciate it , as I wait for my Dr's to hopefully find another answer, i'm most worried about MND at this time of course.. Thank you for any help yall can provide