Pikachu4321
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About 3 or 4 months ago I started getting small cramps in my left hand, sometimes in my right. For years I have worn orthodics in my shoes, but now I can't wear them at all without some discomfort or cramps after taking off my shoes. That should be a good thing. I need to see my podiatrist about that one since he just made me new ones. New or old they don't work anymore. I'm 52, in excellent health. I started to search on the internet and of course read the bad news about ALS. I freaked out a little but got a grip quick. I decided to see my orthopedic hand specialist after about a few months of it but in the meantime, I realized that I drive 2-3 hours per day per work week and maybe it was a work related muscle stress disorder from having my hands on the wheel. I purchased a soft rubber steering wheel cover and within a few days my symtoms were gone almost completely. I saw the ortho and he did some tests on my hands by having me hold a piece of paper between my fingers to see if I could hold on to it as he pulled, and other strength tests. No issues. Hey, I'm healed. A couple of weeks went by.
Now a few days ago when I went to bed to read I started to get a muscle twitch on the left side of my back below the shoulder blade. It pulsed all night to the point that I got up about 2am until I got tired again at 3am and went back to bed. Up at 6 to go to work and tired. Still twitching. I worked all day in the wood floor installation business I own and the twitches subsided alot. The twitching was minor to the point that I slept all night without waking up. Good news. It is now about day 4 and last night it bothered me some. I have noticed that leaning on the twitching area will get it started if it is not active. I sit alot in my office chair and have wondered if that might be the culprit. Just to much pressure for to long in one position.
Since I found this site yesterday I am considering if there is a need to see a doctor in regards to this issue at all. I don't have any weakness issues associated with ALS, and so it appears to be BFS. If I were to have ALS or BFS there is nothing anyone can do about it anyway. Since I have symptoms, ALS would already show itself considering that I do physical labor. I would think that weakness would show up in my work. Since I don't feel any different in that regard, it must be a slight case of BFS at this point. Since I don't have the fears of ALS due to the lack of symptoms, the visit to the doctor is of no value. Would you agree? GW
Now a few days ago when I went to bed to read I started to get a muscle twitch on the left side of my back below the shoulder blade. It pulsed all night to the point that I got up about 2am until I got tired again at 3am and went back to bed. Up at 6 to go to work and tired. Still twitching. I worked all day in the wood floor installation business I own and the twitches subsided alot. The twitching was minor to the point that I slept all night without waking up. Good news. It is now about day 4 and last night it bothered me some. I have noticed that leaning on the twitching area will get it started if it is not active. I sit alot in my office chair and have wondered if that might be the culprit. Just to much pressure for to long in one position.
Since I found this site yesterday I am considering if there is a need to see a doctor in regards to this issue at all. I don't have any weakness issues associated with ALS, and so it appears to be BFS. If I were to have ALS or BFS there is nothing anyone can do about it anyway. Since I have symptoms, ALS would already show itself considering that I do physical labor. I would think that weakness would show up in my work. Since I don't feel any different in that regard, it must be a slight case of BFS at this point. Since I don't have the fears of ALS due to the lack of symptoms, the visit to the doctor is of no value. Would you agree? GW