Bumblebee
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- May 17, 2018
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- Brisbane
Hi there ,
I am new to this site because I would like some information and thoughts . I am a 23 year old female from Australia (I know from researching statistics the likeliness of me having ALS/MND is very unlikely). My story begins a year and a half ago. I had very strange flu like symptoms and sore joints I pestered my Gp for months about it and was diagnosed with Ross River Virus and was told my symptoms should dissapear. I started getting muscle twitches just randomly everywhere -still to this day , i had a sore throat for months and i went to my GP to be told it was post nasal drip however that lasted for almost 6 months , then the lump in the throat feeling , food started getting stuck in my throat, i became incredibly unbalanced mostly when i stand still or close my eyes this happens, i had pains all over my body, and bad headaches my doctor dismissed this as anxiety . 8 months into these symptoms i found out i was pregnant , whilst being pregnant all of these strange symptoms went away. I am currently almost 3 months post baby , my symptoms came back a month after having my little girl , but they have become worse , i have had pains in my arms and legs, pain when breathing in my rib cage , balance issues that make it difficult for me to walk, muscle twitches everywhere , facial numbness (as if i cant move my face muscles) , throat issues that include food getting stuck in my throat -tiny pieces of food coming back up and now i have excess saliva. I have also had problems with muscle pains and tingling in my arms and legs most times when i wake up one my arms is numb. About a month ago i experienced problems with my grip in my hands , and my right hand completely seized up ... And using my fingers became difficult . But now my hands are fine except i get numbness between my index finger and my thumb... I feel like if i hold my hands out in front of me they twitch uncontrollably. I have seen several doctors and they refuse to give me a referal to a neuro because I am "too young " to have this type of disease. While i really want to believe the doctors and i hope i dont have als im just so concerned . I am still able to do all the things i normally do , sometimes im in pain but i can still do them... If that helps at all... :/
I am new to this site because I would like some information and thoughts . I am a 23 year old female from Australia (I know from researching statistics the likeliness of me having ALS/MND is very unlikely). My story begins a year and a half ago. I had very strange flu like symptoms and sore joints I pestered my Gp for months about it and was diagnosed with Ross River Virus and was told my symptoms should dissapear. I started getting muscle twitches just randomly everywhere -still to this day , i had a sore throat for months and i went to my GP to be told it was post nasal drip however that lasted for almost 6 months , then the lump in the throat feeling , food started getting stuck in my throat, i became incredibly unbalanced mostly when i stand still or close my eyes this happens, i had pains all over my body, and bad headaches my doctor dismissed this as anxiety . 8 months into these symptoms i found out i was pregnant , whilst being pregnant all of these strange symptoms went away. I am currently almost 3 months post baby , my symptoms came back a month after having my little girl , but they have become worse , i have had pains in my arms and legs, pain when breathing in my rib cage , balance issues that make it difficult for me to walk, muscle twitches everywhere , facial numbness (as if i cant move my face muscles) , throat issues that include food getting stuck in my throat -tiny pieces of food coming back up and now i have excess saliva. I have also had problems with muscle pains and tingling in my arms and legs most times when i wake up one my arms is numb. About a month ago i experienced problems with my grip in my hands , and my right hand completely seized up ... And using my fingers became difficult . But now my hands are fine except i get numbness between my index finger and my thumb... I feel like if i hold my hands out in front of me they twitch uncontrollably. I have seen several doctors and they refuse to give me a referal to a neuro because I am "too young " to have this type of disease. While i really want to believe the doctors and i hope i dont have als im just so concerned . I am still able to do all the things i normally do , sometimes im in pain but i can still do them... If that helps at all... :/