Allison 0 Posted October 13, 2020 Hi everyone, I have come here to see if anyone has the same fears as me. I cannot help searching the internet for answers and in doing so I have made my fear much worse. I started to get cramping in my calf and thigh about 2 months ago and went to the drs. Then stated to get twitching in the same area and started to google …...fatal!!! npw convincing myself I have ALS and cannot focus properly ! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MARC 431 Posted October 13, 2020 ALS is an extremely rare disease with only 5,000 cases diagnosed per year compared to heart disease and cancer, which together acco8nt for over a million cases per year. I have also known 4 people with ALS and your symptoms did not resemble theres at all. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Liss 0 Posted October 30, 2020 Alison this is my main fear too, I too have twitching and jerking, have had it for years, aswell as throat issues. I'm scared to death it consumes my life. Big hugs x Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
