GuitarStrummerBGM
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Hello all,Some of you may remember me, some of you may not. I frequented these forums from mid-2007 to early 2008, at which point I received my no-ALS diagnosis. I started twitching in January 2007. Now, nearly 3 years after the onset of my twitching I have new worries and I will say they are not about ALS, but rather the other sclerosis that terrifies people; multiple sclerosis.First off, I'd like to say that I am in no way, shape, or form weak. Until recently, due to time commitments and being a senior in college, I've gone to the gym every day and have seen marked improvement in both muscle mass and strength. I still twitch, without exception, every day and the frequency hasn't decreased. However, I've developed some new sensory symptoms that concern me. The first were some paresthesia's... pins and needles feelings in my feet and hands. We've all had this. It went away and came back, and I haven't had it in a few days. What I have now is some more odd sensations - mostly warm or cold - in my hands and feet. Burning, hotness, etc. wouldn't be an accurate description, as it's not painful... just warm. I also have a slight headache right now, but no sign of blurry vision or dull color perception, which is normally the first real sign in MS. I also, on occasion, feel brief pains that feel like insect stings on my body, but when I look, no insect is to be found. These don't happen that often and I've had these a long time... I can remember these even well before I started twitching. I also have some pretty bad upper back pain, which I've had for a while. Do any of you experience anything like this?
)Seniors in college should be doing the following:Studyingdrinkingsmoking pot (optional)boinking (I said it) 
going to bed too latesleeping in lateeating junk foodcarousinglaughingand meeting tons of new peopleYou don't have MS!! You have a body that is alive and lets you know it through a few sensory symptoms. Lots of us share your plight, if you want to call it that, and so you have a peer group here of perfectly healthy people. We are the test group that shows you that you are well, indeed. Forget about all those things you've read on the Internet. You got checked out and you're doing fine. The back pain is just back pain. You probably pulled an intercostal at the gym, or you may have strained it by using too much weight or doing the exercise incorrectly. Take an anti-inflammatory, be consistent with your stretching, and it will go away. Stay away from these kinds of websites that are full of mentally unhealthy people. You may get some good advice, but there will also be those who will start asking you questions about what you are feeling and trying to allay their own concerns through sharing with you. It's all bullshyt. I wish I was in college again; I envy your youth. Don't squander it here with a bunch of obsessive-compulsives, or GAD sufferers. Don't become one of them. True, there are lots of lovely people here, but they are in the minority, and when one is anxious it tends to be the unhappy people that really get under ones skin.Move on, you are WELL.Basso
Yup, same ol' questions, same ol' worries. Good to see you are likewise doing well and dealing handily with your OCD. 
Basso