Thumb Atrophy: Muscle Impact?

[agonroughrider]

If I had atrophy of my thumb pad, wouldn't the whole muscle be affected and not just a dent? Also, wouldn't the thumb be pretty darm week by now?

 

[agonroughrider]

LisaLM,

So basically, true atrophy means that the entire thumb pad muscle would be gone. Is that correct?

 

[sparkluv93]

Arrigoar, chill man! You have asked basically the same question 73 different ways -- sounds like you won't be content until someone says they think you have ALS -- which they won't, so give the worries a rest for a while. Do you have any idea what STRESS does to your body?? You are worried about a disease that you almost certainly don't have, and yet you are damaging your body by rasing your stress levels rediculously high by worrying about this diesase. I just have to ask...is your weakness so profound, and your "atrophy" so profound, that you are convinced you have ALS?? Or have you just gotten yourself worked up over little anomolies that all bodies have? I do not mean to sound rude or hateful, but you really do need to get a grip on yourself!

 

[massagefanrx]

and, it is true that the stress hormones your body is releasing are going to cause much more harm - I bet you've got free radicals dancing a jig just about everywhere. If you're going to worry, try worrying about something like your blood pressure that you really could be having a problem with, due to all this worrying!! And, you REALLY should talk to a doctor who fully understands the extent of your worry because it seems to me they need to do more to help you (and by more, I don't mean testing your strength which clearly is fine- I mean medication or behavioral therapy). Do one of those fingertip push-ups again that we talked about last week and imagine me falling on my face when I did mine. Honestly, if you can do one, and I know you can because you did 2 before, there is no way on God's green earth that you are experiencing any weakness as 95% of the population could not do one of them. Then, relax and try to do something tonight that you enjoy.

Had a question for you. Is this the first time you've focused on some type of health-anxiety or is this a typical thing for you (but with other diseases/disorders etc..)? It seems that your worry is so excessive that this must have been something that has built up over time, with other health fears??

 

[agonroughrider]

Two years ago, I had an *** fear and went to the neuro and got the whole EMG/Nerve Conduction test. All was fine. I became a hypochondriac and was dx's with hypochondriasis from my doc 2 years ago. I took Paxil for 9 months and it helped. The reason I thought I had *** last time was because of the muscle twitching. This time I experienced weakness first, and noticed "so called" atrophy in my thumb.

What is really scaring me is that I didn't think that I was stressed out when all of my symptoms started about a month and a half ago.

I know my GP says no ***, but I am doubting him. That is why he offered the neuro appointment for me. I just want to know for sure that I don't have ***!

I sorta believe I don't, but then I second guess myself and get all worked up. This especially happens when something feels heavier because of my weak, hand, forearm, arm...or whatever.

I am just so scared!! I don't want to have ***!