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I browsed the forum for a little while today and want to say thanks to everyone who contributes to helping others out.
My situation: I've been under a lot of stress lately and had been getting tension headaches over the past few weeks. I recently noticed a change in vision and went to the optometrist to have them take a look. Everything turned out fine, but I was still getting the headaches until about a week ago. The headaches then stopped, and soon after, I started getting symptoms that have me concerned. It started with some "weakness" in my left thumb (with some pain when it moves certain directions) as well as what feels like weakness in my left arm. This has been going on for almost a week now. In addition to the left thumb and arm, whenever I left or carry anything, the back of my neck, shoulders and arms feel like they are burning (like when you do a lot of reps at the gym), however, this happens carrying light things for a short amount of time. This happens on both sides of my body, and my neck, shoulders, and arms get very fatigued, to the point where I don't feel like I have any strength left. This will also happen on both sides of my jaw if I eat something very chewy. If I rest for a while (maybe 30 minutes or so), the muscle fatigue starts to diminish and I begin to feel normal again, however, I always feel like my left arm and thumb are constantly weak. I went to my PCP and Chiropractor and when they did basic strength tests, everything was normal with both arms and hands. Also, at first my Chiropractor thought my bicep reflex was a little stronger in my left than right, but did them again and it came out pretty much the same. With my thumb, I sometimes feel a little uncoordinated with it, but sometimes it feels ok. I'm also getting strange sensations in my upper left arm (lower deltoid area) - kind of feels like a spasm in my arm.
Does this at all sound like ALS or some kind of MND? I have a referral to a neurologist, but it's going to take about a week before I can schedule an appointment, and obviously I'm a little stressed as all of these symptoms came on suddenly.
I apologize for the long story, but thank you taking the time to read and for your input.
My situation: I've been under a lot of stress lately and had been getting tension headaches over the past few weeks. I recently noticed a change in vision and went to the optometrist to have them take a look. Everything turned out fine, but I was still getting the headaches until about a week ago. The headaches then stopped, and soon after, I started getting symptoms that have me concerned. It started with some "weakness" in my left thumb (with some pain when it moves certain directions) as well as what feels like weakness in my left arm. This has been going on for almost a week now. In addition to the left thumb and arm, whenever I left or carry anything, the back of my neck, shoulders and arms feel like they are burning (like when you do a lot of reps at the gym), however, this happens carrying light things for a short amount of time. This happens on both sides of my body, and my neck, shoulders, and arms get very fatigued, to the point where I don't feel like I have any strength left. This will also happen on both sides of my jaw if I eat something very chewy. If I rest for a while (maybe 30 minutes or so), the muscle fatigue starts to diminish and I begin to feel normal again, however, I always feel like my left arm and thumb are constantly weak. I went to my PCP and Chiropractor and when they did basic strength tests, everything was normal with both arms and hands. Also, at first my Chiropractor thought my bicep reflex was a little stronger in my left than right, but did them again and it came out pretty much the same. With my thumb, I sometimes feel a little uncoordinated with it, but sometimes it feels ok. I'm also getting strange sensations in my upper left arm (lower deltoid area) - kind of feels like a spasm in my arm.
Does this at all sound like ALS or some kind of MND? I have a referral to a neurologist, but it's going to take about a week before I can schedule an appointment, and obviously I'm a little stressed as all of these symptoms came on suddenly.
I apologize for the long story, but thank you taking the time to read and for your input.