emain1
18-12-18, 19:56
Hey everyone,
I made a post on here a few months ago about ALS fears, good news is I’m still alive lol. I still have the twitchy muscles all over my body, but there’s no accompanying weakness from what I can tell. In the 6 months since my cough started, it’s much better. I may cough some gross stuff up a few times a day, but I’m chalking that up to being overweight and what might be a little bit of sleep apnea. I’ll be getting a sleep study at the beginning of next year.
Back to the twitches. More recently, I’ve been trying to associate certain things going on in my body more rationally, such as me being overweight and also dealing with anxiety. I can’t get past the twitching though. It’s especially been busy on my left calf, in the exact spot where I was bit in September 2016 by someone’s pet beagle. The area of my leg is also tender to the touch, but I’ll be honest, I just noticed that today. I may have hit it against something and not realized it.
The wound was immediately cleaned and the woman told me that the dog had been up to date on its vaccinations. I have no reason to not believe her, she was very nice, and I didn’t do anything about it at the time. It never festered, and healed rather quickly. Once the twitching started in June 2018, I got concerned and remembered the dog bite. Among ALS and other possible diagnoses, Dr. Google gave the worst of the worst news, “could be rabies”. Freaking out, I went to the doctor and asked him if he thought it was rabies, and he said no, not for a bite that long ago. They asked the CDC to contact me and they also said that it was unlikely. Neither of them recommended post bite procedures such as shots.
I know that no one on here is a doctor, and I know the odds of me getting rabies two and a half years after the original bite is about .0000001% lol. But I’m concerned. And embarrassed to bring it up again honestly. My mom has banned me from bringing it up and even my friends think I’m crazy. Can anyone offer some advice or thought to my situation? One day I’ll be off this site for good I hope...
I made a post on here a few months ago about ALS fears, good news is I’m still alive lol. I still have the twitchy muscles all over my body, but there’s no accompanying weakness from what I can tell. In the 6 months since my cough started, it’s much better. I may cough some gross stuff up a few times a day, but I’m chalking that up to being overweight and what might be a little bit of sleep apnea. I’ll be getting a sleep study at the beginning of next year.
Back to the twitches. More recently, I’ve been trying to associate certain things going on in my body more rationally, such as me being overweight and also dealing with anxiety. I can’t get past the twitching though. It’s especially been busy on my left calf, in the exact spot where I was bit in September 2016 by someone’s pet beagle. The area of my leg is also tender to the touch, but I’ll be honest, I just noticed that today. I may have hit it against something and not realized it.
The wound was immediately cleaned and the woman told me that the dog had been up to date on its vaccinations. I have no reason to not believe her, she was very nice, and I didn’t do anything about it at the time. It never festered, and healed rather quickly. Once the twitching started in June 2018, I got concerned and remembered the dog bite. Among ALS and other possible diagnoses, Dr. Google gave the worst of the worst news, “could be rabies”. Freaking out, I went to the doctor and asked him if he thought it was rabies, and he said no, not for a bite that long ago. They asked the CDC to contact me and they also said that it was unlikely. Neither of them recommended post bite procedures such as shots.
I know that no one on here is a doctor, and I know the odds of me getting rabies two and a half years after the original bite is about .0000001% lol. But I’m concerned. And embarrassed to bring it up again honestly. My mom has banned me from bringing it up and even my friends think I’m crazy. Can anyone offer some advice or thought to my situation? One day I’ll be off this site for good I hope...