Anyone else had this ? -simular to my other posts
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Does anyone else have a bad ache with twitching in just one leg. My left leg and arm hasnt felt right for a while. My arm started to feel weird at the end of september and then my leg afterwards. I do have an als/mnd fear. And i probabky havent helped myself by googling and thunking i have allsorts of diseases ranging from brain tumours to parkinsons to als. I do focus on my arm and leg most of the time too, but could there actually be a physical problem like als? I went to a neurologist as i was refered from my doctor to reassure me about the brain tumour fear. But by the time i went that fear had already gone. She checked everything and ordered an MRI for "reassurance" however i no that it womt prove if someone had als or not. So im back to square one.
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Wendl emily52713
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When is the MRI?
emily52713 Wendl
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gillian81509 emily52713
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you are making yourself ill
ha e the mri as it will show any skeletal misalignments that could be pinching nerves causing leg pain.
Where on your leg do you get pain etc same for arm
is the pain hot , burning, sharp, throbbing, dull ?what triggers it when do you get it
as for your comment about als if by chance you had that you would well and truly know it and have huge mobility and dexterity problem leading to all sorts of eventually problems, you don't get it and it goes !!!!if you are going to subject your mind to many illnesses then please research properly
als affects nerves etc these transmit signals if you had this the conduction would have been affected and you'd have no reflexes or reactions to neurological tests, and your bloods will have shown reactive markers
emily52713 gillian81509
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But yes, i will go for the MRI and see how that goes.
gillian81509 emily52713
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Have you I injured yourself at all ?
What's your diet like do you have enough magnesium and potassium
eat plenty of kale and bananas they stop muscle aches etc
description of pain better please where in arm etc type etc
emily52713 gillian81509
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gillian81509
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great reply from aspinal
I asked those questions for my professional interest in my training
you are concentrating on health anxiety and the docs etc arnt treating your anxiety
we all get twitches pains funny things wait till your older and see what groans and creaks!!!
it is impossible to test your own strength unless you are serious physical health enthusiast who eats drinks and works out for hours a day and can tell by weights and sit ups etc how strong muscles are
every time you oil at your left seem and think it's weak you are excercising your right so naturally the left arms not doing much etc .
get out go for a good walk eat a sensible diet no hunk and enjoy life
take his advice and tell doc you are vulnerable that should move it a bit faster
tc
Aspinan emily52713
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Twitches etc are normal it's just your focus is on any sensation your arm and leg experiences, if you concentrated on any sensation in any part of your body you will feel normal sensations ranging from, twitches, muscoe spasms, tingling, itching, aching, throbbing, all sorts of normal feelings.
Given your psychological condition the weakness is imagined and you "feel" it, it's psychosomatic.
My worry is that the health care professionals are indulging your anxiety over your health when they shoukd be concentrating on treating your health anxiety, MRI's shouldn't be done for "reassurance" when you know it won't reassure you, they are doing it to cover their backs.
Your a young girl whose still growing and developing, and this continues up until your around 21-22 years old including growing, these pains are growing pains and part of your natural development.
Please push for treatment and CBT for your real illness which is likely to be a combination of health anxiety and depression.
I'm not intending to sound harsh if it comes across that way,, I'm just concerned that your not getting the real help you need and its not a batch of tests, scans and MRI scans which simply serves to indulge your anxiety issue.
I know I'm right because you were referred to a neurologist because of brain tumour fear but like you did that "fear" had gone, this with your arm and leg is the same thing, just psychosomatic symptons and the fear you've put in your mind by googling the symptoms.
Keep posting though Emily as we want the best for you.
God bless Neilxx
emily52713 Aspinan
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Aspinan emily52713
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You can go private but your looking at £40-£50 for an hours session.
Other than that I could draft you a letter for your Doctor you could put your own details on and edit how you want but it basically will say that you are desperate to get help and support and your feeling vulnerable, their alarm bells should start to ring and your GP should make a call to get it quicker, not saying it will work but worth a try.
Id be happy to do that for you.
What sucks is an MRI scan costs about £750-£1000 to do when that would pay for your CBT treatment twice over!
Dont worry, just let me know how I or we can help.
CBT is all about looking at your thought processes and looking to see if they have a rational basis, and thinking differently about it with practice, it's not a quick cure, you really have to work on it but it has long term benefits.
Let me know if you want me to send you a private draft letter.
Neil xx