Als scares

[Cmartz2]

@fishmanpa I’m getting there! It took me a few months but being on here has helped me realize more that I’m just in my head! My hand doesn’t bother me at all anymore even though it’s the same. I just know I overuse it and need to rest it. Sitting on my phone all day is a major player there. I have globus because of anxiety/stress

[Worried_91]

Yeah I've seen that pain and aches aren't generally associated with it but I've seen stories where this can be the first signs in some people. I do feel guilty and awful for the people who have been diagnosed, but then I think 'this is the one'. Sorry I'm blabbering, today really is a bad day I can literally feel the anxiety surging through me. Very valid point you make though. When I'm thinking rational I think if this is ALS, I need to make the most of what I've got left. But today isn't that day. Thank you though, you're a very supportive influence, I appreciate it. @Fishman Health anxiety truly does make it feel like you can have anything and with the symptoms I have I.e. right side twitching all over, right leg, arm and hand weakness and spasticity I'm really struggling to believe it isn't ALS.

[Cmartz2]

Knock it off!!! You donÂ’t have weakness. You just said you went for a run yesterday. I read a story once that dilated pupils was a sign of a brain tumor so I thought I had one. And for months convinced myself it was there. I got an mri and there was nothing there. Last July I read that constipation meant I had colon cancer. Convinced myself I had it and lost 20 pounds. Colonoscopy and endoscopy in October and they found nothing. Had a pain in my back late September/early august read a story about that being lung cancer. Had an X-ray and nothing was found. Do you see where IÂ’m going with this? There will be millions of stories of different things people had but a lot of those stories leave out other symptoms.

[Worried_91]

You're right. I guess we can relate a symptom to any serious condition our brain wants us to believe. I'm looking forward to getting through this.

[Cmartz2]

Everything is a symptom of something. Or something like that. You don’t have als! Be happy

[Murphy93]

I can totally vouch for the Brain producing symptoms that you fear . I had a horrible lymphoma fear years back and had every symptom under the sun consistently no one could tell me any different . 9 years later I’m still here and funnily enough no symptoms .

Hopefully I can find the same result with this god awful fear . 2 years is long enough to worry about and I must admit I have had better days than worse days now which wasn’t the case a few months back I just need to try and get on with my life And remind myself I don’t have als . 2 years on I can still lift weights I can still work out I’m not deteriorating - wish my brain would accept this

@worried91 you will be fine, your young and healthy and fit . Try giving yourself a dedicated time to worry say 15 mins and then move on, before you know it weeks will have passed where you haven’t worried at all and I bet you notice you symptoms diminishing

I hope you are both okay as I really know what it feels like to be overwhelmed with this fear it eats you up inside it’s a terrible worry

[Cmartz2]

The brain does crazy things @murphy93!! I like to imagine what I could have done with all the money I spent having tests ran🤣🤣🤣 2 years!? You’re doing great!! Keep lifting!!! We are all in this crazy battle together

[Murphy93]

The brain does crazy things @murphy93!! I like to imagine what I could have done with all the money I spent having tests ran🤣🤣🤣 2 years!? You’re doing great!! Keep lifting!!! We are all in this crazy battle together

Tell me about it cmartz! My brain is unbelievable lol - I wrote down all the illness’ I was convinced I’ve had and I was shocked I’m surprised I had time to eat and keep down a job!

Thank you so much I am trying so hard to keep my head above water with it all . Positive thinking and all that

[Worried_91]

Thanks @Murphy93 it really is eating me up inside. Right now I feel like a shell of myself. I feel like I can't look forward to anything because my time is limited, it's insane but feels so real!

So have you been dealing with the ALS fear for 2 years? Wow, what have your symptoms been? I'd say if it was ALS you surely would have deteriorated a lot by now. I've had it for around 2 months now but it's overwhelming.

I hope all of us will soon be seeing the other end of our fear!

[Murphy93]

Thanks @Murphy93 it really is eating me up inside. Right now I feel like a shell of myself. I feel like I can't look forward to anything because my time is limited, it's insane but feels so real!

So have you been dealing with the ALS fear for 2 years? Wow, what have your symptoms been? I'd say if it was ALS you surely would have deteriorated a lot by now. I've had it for around 2 months now but it's overwhelming.

I hope all of us will soon be seeing the other end of our fear!

I know 2 years it’s crazy and your right I would be seriously ill by now - that’s logic speaking but my brain wants to behave otherwise

I was initially on the MS path and went down als , it’s the usual anxiety symptoms twitching , I went to the doc and found out I was pretty low in vit D which is a symptom so I don’t ones why I can’t believe it

Also had an obsession with my speech and globus a year ago , it’s ruined every event in my life 2 hen parties holidays weddings all consumed by this fear

I also put things on hold and really really regret it I really hope you can recover faster than me I wouldn’t wish it on anyone