Nvalhalla
02-03-19, 20:29
I wanna thank anyone who happens to reply to this first off.
So back in October 2018 I had a bout of tingling feet. It lasted about a week and would come and go, I attempted to link it with a back issue and newly doing a lot of biking.
Then the stomach pains came in November . I had these fully investigated with an endoscopy/colonoscopy and everything came back crystal clear, other than some esophageal irritation/erosion, in which I was prescibed a PPI and didn’t take.
Fast forward to January 2019, I was getting random bouts of nausea so my GI recommended an MRI. After speaking with my PCP about the nausea and feet tingling, she decided to add contrast to the MRI, in which it showed a small white blimp on my left frontal lobe.
This led me to a neurologist and obviously the long google dive into MS/ALS. On top of this I had my hormone levels tested and they were very very low which could explain the elevated stress and weakness. (I was put on TRT, at 27 years old).
Anyway, saw a neurologist who did a clinical exam and then decided to do an MRI of c-spine and EMG of my right arm.
Both came back crystal clear, and he told me I do not need to return for a follow up, but I continued to google als symptoms.
Then the twitching started. Mostly in calves, sometimes random in the chest arms, elbow, back. Just light random twitches.
I will mention I weight train very heavy 6 days a week, to the point of torture just to prove to myself I’m not getting weaker.
However now I feel stiffness in my pointer and thumb fingers along with calve and quad stiffness that comes and goes. In fact I just ran and my shins and calves hurt (probably doesn’t help I’m 220lb, pretty muscular and don’t run often).
Whats really freaking me out is I’ve had some intermittent throat tightness and my tounge just feeling to big for my mouth. Along with constant phlegm swallowing. In fact twice in the past two day I had water “go down the wrong pipe in which I coughed immediately. I am hoping it’s a combo of asthma and acid reflux, but I’m not getting the burning sensations.
My doctor said it’s likely sinusitis/reflux and prescribed an antibiotic and ppi but my nose is clear and I’m still experiencing the phlegm with swallowing.
Looking for help and reassurance. I know I have HA, I just wish I knew I didn’t have ALS/MND.
I am seeing a therapist and using some anti anxiety meds temporarily.
Thank you.
So back in October 2018 I had a bout of tingling feet. It lasted about a week and would come and go, I attempted to link it with a back issue and newly doing a lot of biking.
Then the stomach pains came in November . I had these fully investigated with an endoscopy/colonoscopy and everything came back crystal clear, other than some esophageal irritation/erosion, in which I was prescibed a PPI and didn’t take.
Fast forward to January 2019, I was getting random bouts of nausea so my GI recommended an MRI. After speaking with my PCP about the nausea and feet tingling, she decided to add contrast to the MRI, in which it showed a small white blimp on my left frontal lobe.
This led me to a neurologist and obviously the long google dive into MS/ALS. On top of this I had my hormone levels tested and they were very very low which could explain the elevated stress and weakness. (I was put on TRT, at 27 years old).
Anyway, saw a neurologist who did a clinical exam and then decided to do an MRI of c-spine and EMG of my right arm.
Both came back crystal clear, and he told me I do not need to return for a follow up, but I continued to google als symptoms.
Then the twitching started. Mostly in calves, sometimes random in the chest arms, elbow, back. Just light random twitches.
I will mention I weight train very heavy 6 days a week, to the point of torture just to prove to myself I’m not getting weaker.
However now I feel stiffness in my pointer and thumb fingers along with calve and quad stiffness that comes and goes. In fact I just ran and my shins and calves hurt (probably doesn’t help I’m 220lb, pretty muscular and don’t run often).
Whats really freaking me out is I’ve had some intermittent throat tightness and my tounge just feeling to big for my mouth. Along with constant phlegm swallowing. In fact twice in the past two day I had water “go down the wrong pipe in which I coughed immediately. I am hoping it’s a combo of asthma and acid reflux, but I’m not getting the burning sensations.
My doctor said it’s likely sinusitis/reflux and prescribed an antibiotic and ppi but my nose is clear and I’m still experiencing the phlegm with swallowing.
Looking for help and reassurance. I know I have HA, I just wish I knew I didn’t have ALS/MND.
I am seeing a therapist and using some anti anxiety meds temporarily.
Thank you.