LoFaroNYG27
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- Apr 30, 2011
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- Learn about ALS
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- New York
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- Oswego
Hello, I am new here. I read all of the information posts at the top of this board. I know that nobody here is a doctor or has the ability to diagnose anybody with ALS. I don't mean to anger anybody by asking my following questions, I am just concerned. For the last year I have dealt with so much stress regarding symptoms that I have experienced that I just want to get on with my Life. I respect everybody here and I respect all of your opinions. I have both respect for and sorrow for anybody who has ever been diagnosed with this horrible disease. I respect the strength that you all have, I respect the fact that you just keep pushing forward and I respect that you come onto these boards to give support to others who are dealing with this disease and/or concern about having this disease.
Beginning last may I started getting some weird symptoms. Mild headache off and on, muscle twitching on various parts of my body off and on, burning eyes (mostly left) and blurred vision in both eyes off and on, ringing in my left ear off and on, aching pain and tingling in my arms and legs off and on, hair loss on my lower legs, Sharp pains on the top of my head off and on, this feeling as if somebody is touching the top of my head when in fact nobody is, lightheadedness or brain fog that comes and goes and a feeling of pressure around my nose and eyes. Also I feel achy in different parts of my body sometimes, like my legs, back and arms. I got a CT scan without contrast and a brain MRI both with and without contrast done, which all came back clean, thank God. My only known medical issues are vitamin D deficiency, sleep apnea, Scoliosis and early stages of fatty liver.
My diet is pretty good right now, I had the early stages of fatty liver, Sleep Apnea and a very bad vitamin D deficiency, so I was put on a strict diet. I no longer eat red meat, also I try to stay away from too much carbs and sweets, as well as fried foods. The symptom that really worries me the most out of all the symptoms that I have been experiencing is the muscle twitching all over my body. I do stress a lot, I pretty much worry about everything to be quite honest. I stress about money, I stress about my medical issues, I stress about where I live, I stress about relatives. Pretty much everything. But the twitching usually lasts for days and even comes on when I am not stressing. I have been trying to lose weight and get healthier, in hopes that it may rid me of these issues. But so far I have went from weighing 350 lbs to 289 lbs and haven't seen any change. It has been a really long year with all these symptoms and I hope I can find out what this is and get rid of it soon so I can move on. I have gotten blood work done along with the MRI's of the brain and the CT scan. I am not looking for a diagnosis, I know that nobody here can give me that. What I am asking for is input. Do symptoms of ALS come and go like my symptoms do? Do my symptoms sound like typical ALS symptoms? Any assistance you may be able to give me will be much appreciated.
Beginning last may I started getting some weird symptoms. Mild headache off and on, muscle twitching on various parts of my body off and on, burning eyes (mostly left) and blurred vision in both eyes off and on, ringing in my left ear off and on, aching pain and tingling in my arms and legs off and on, hair loss on my lower legs, Sharp pains on the top of my head off and on, this feeling as if somebody is touching the top of my head when in fact nobody is, lightheadedness or brain fog that comes and goes and a feeling of pressure around my nose and eyes. Also I feel achy in different parts of my body sometimes, like my legs, back and arms. I got a CT scan without contrast and a brain MRI both with and without contrast done, which all came back clean, thank God. My only known medical issues are vitamin D deficiency, sleep apnea, Scoliosis and early stages of fatty liver.
My diet is pretty good right now, I had the early stages of fatty liver, Sleep Apnea and a very bad vitamin D deficiency, so I was put on a strict diet. I no longer eat red meat, also I try to stay away from too much carbs and sweets, as well as fried foods. The symptom that really worries me the most out of all the symptoms that I have been experiencing is the muscle twitching all over my body. I do stress a lot, I pretty much worry about everything to be quite honest. I stress about money, I stress about my medical issues, I stress about where I live, I stress about relatives. Pretty much everything. But the twitching usually lasts for days and even comes on when I am not stressing. I have been trying to lose weight and get healthier, in hopes that it may rid me of these issues. But so far I have went from weighing 350 lbs to 289 lbs and haven't seen any change. It has been a really long year with all these symptoms and I hope I can find out what this is and get rid of it soon so I can move on. I have gotten blood work done along with the MRI's of the brain and the CT scan. I am not looking for a diagnosis, I know that nobody here can give me that. What I am asking for is input. Do symptoms of ALS come and go like my symptoms do? Do my symptoms sound like typical ALS symptoms? Any assistance you may be able to give me will be much appreciated.