Hi,
I posted a couple of weeks back about fears I was having about MND / ALS. It started about 2 months ago when I had sore fingers, then a sore shoulder and then after that I started getting muscle twitches.
Thanks to the good people here, I calmed down a lot (after one ruined family weekend away, it must be said). The muscle twitches come and go still. I get them in my legs, my arms, my chest and even the back of my head - but mostly arms and legs! I also had some problems with energy - I noticed that when I'd go for a long walk with my family I'd be absolutely shattered afterwards. In the last few weeks I've taken up exercise (especially cycling) and I think its helping a bit.
But I'm still worried about ALS. I especially freaked out today when I picked up a fork as I was heating up my dinner and it fell from my grasp. Now I wasn't holding it very tight or paying attention to it, but still, I know thats often one of the first signs of ALS. I've also noticed lately that my leg muscles feel like they're buzzing - especially when I am in bed - not twitching, but buzzing, and I cant really notice it on the surface when I feel them. I also had a really bad pain in my left foot last week - felt like a nerve or something.
How do I get over this? 2 docs did strength tests on my arms and hands in the past month and noticed nothing, but I can't move on. Just when I think I am over it something else happens. I mentioned to one of the docs that I think I have HA but her response was "stay away from the internet." I feel physically sick with worry right now. I am trying my best to stay away from Google - I haven't looked up ALS for week - but its not easy.
Thanks for reading.