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- Sep 25, 2023
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- Learn about ALS
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- US
- State
- NJ
Hello all,
Thank you for accepting me into the forum. My heart goes all to all who are suffering. My timeline is as follows:
Jan/feb 2023: noticed that i wake up with sometimes my hand, fingers, arms are numb and asleep. The feeling would go away after a few seconds.
March/April 2023: right arm/shoulder: would feel aching/ hurt/ weak.
June 2023: legs twitching and then bode wide twitching.
July 2023: EMG of legs was normal and neuro visist.
August 2023: second neuro visit and he conducted EMG of arms at his office. EMG attached. After EMG i had the attached MRI of Cervical and Lumbar.
Sept 2023: 3rd visit to Neuro told me to stop going to him and wasting my money and work with PT and focus on my mental health.
Sept 2023: i had the following exchange with the Neuro via email
Me:
Dear Dr. Xxxx,
Thank you for meeting with me at my last appointment. I know its probably my anxiety and i’m trying my best to follow the advice you gave me.
As you recall i was worried about the positive PSW in my EMG. I know you told me that it was cervical radiculopathy but my question is are you able to tell from the EMG graphs if the PSW are related to something bad or not. Would not serious disb herniation and bulge cause moderate cervical radiculopathy.
I know you reassured me that I don’t have ALS and need to work on my anxiety and health but was just anxious.
Neuro:
Its based on the pattern of what happens as the needle is inserted into the muscle and then what we see on the screen when the needle is resting in the muscle. Based on all that - nothing serious to worry about.
Me:
Thank you so much doc.
I recently had an MRI of both my neck and Lumbar ( attached). Do they match my EMG. Should I follow up with an Ortho?
Neuro: Yup they do match. No you don’t need to see an ortho - the only thing they’d recommend, which you Don’t need, is surgery, or physical therapy, which I’ve already prescribed….
I am still concerned because of the results of the EMG. I still get about 10-15 twitches a day and my right arm/shoulder still hurt/ache weak.
Thank you for accepting me into the forum. My heart goes all to all who are suffering. My timeline is as follows:
Jan/feb 2023: noticed that i wake up with sometimes my hand, fingers, arms are numb and asleep. The feeling would go away after a few seconds.
March/April 2023: right arm/shoulder: would feel aching/ hurt/ weak.
June 2023: legs twitching and then bode wide twitching.
July 2023: EMG of legs was normal and neuro visist.
August 2023: second neuro visit and he conducted EMG of arms at his office. EMG attached. After EMG i had the attached MRI of Cervical and Lumbar.
Sept 2023: 3rd visit to Neuro told me to stop going to him and wasting my money and work with PT and focus on my mental health.
Sept 2023: i had the following exchange with the Neuro via email
Me:
Dear Dr. Xxxx,
Thank you for meeting with me at my last appointment. I know its probably my anxiety and i’m trying my best to follow the advice you gave me.
As you recall i was worried about the positive PSW in my EMG. I know you told me that it was cervical radiculopathy but my question is are you able to tell from the EMG graphs if the PSW are related to something bad or not. Would not serious disb herniation and bulge cause moderate cervical radiculopathy.
I know you reassured me that I don’t have ALS and need to work on my anxiety and health but was just anxious.
Neuro:
Its based on the pattern of what happens as the needle is inserted into the muscle and then what we see on the screen when the needle is resting in the muscle. Based on all that - nothing serious to worry about.
Me:
Thank you so much doc.
I recently had an MRI of both my neck and Lumbar ( attached). Do they match my EMG. Should I follow up with an Ortho?
Neuro: Yup they do match. No you don’t need to see an ortho - the only thing they’d recommend, which you Don’t need, is surgery, or physical therapy, which I’ve already prescribed….
I am still concerned because of the results of the EMG. I still get about 10-15 twitches a day and my right arm/shoulder still hurt/ache weak.
