ALS fear

[Christian Dean Dawson]

Hi my names Christian. I am a 21 y/o white male and I've thought I've had als for almost a year now. I had an emg last year that came back clean but it's always been in the back of my head. A few weeks ago I broke my thumb and recently got my cast off. I notice that the thenar muscle on the broken thumb started to atrophy noticeably. Is this normal for a broken thumb? Or is this atrophy due to ALS. thank you

 

[janemariesayed]

Hiya @Christian Dean Dawson and welcome to the forum. Sorry that you broke your thumb. OUcH! It sounds painful. If you have recently had your cast off your thumb may throb a little. If problems are persistant, and your thumb is still uncomfortable then I would go back and ask your doctor. If you are still in pain with it then obviously something is still wrong. You should go back and see him if only to put your mind at rest. Good luck and let us know how it goes.