meli
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- Mar 29, 2011
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- Learn about ALS
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- ca
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- oakland
Hello, I'm new here, 34 year old female. 6 months ago I developed weakness/tightness in my arms/hands/legs/calves/hips, clumsy fumbly hands, tightness, stiffness throughout my limbs and neck/jaws. My legs don't seem to be moving right and my leg muscles feel like they're stretched tight. Twitching throughout my whole body, many in limbs. I had one EMG(left arm/leg) 2 months after I felt these symptoms and then another EMG 2 months later. They were done by 2 different neurologists: the first one did 5 needles on the arm and 5 needles on the leg and seemed very thorough. The second was done at a neuro-musc/als center, but the neurologist that did it (right arm/leg this time) didn't do as many needles as the first neurologist, and seemed not to take me seriously from the onset, which makes me uneasy. Both EMGS were said to be normal. But I don't feel normal The twitching and weakness/stiffness continues and I want to be taken seriously that I really do feel this.
If I already felt some weakness/twitching on the first EMG and continued weakness/twitching at the 2nd EMG, would these EMGS have shown something wrong? I have been so scared these last 6 months, my life is not the same and I don't know what to do or think anymore, because something doesn't feel right.
My CBC/metabolic panel/ANA/Lyme/Syphilis/CPK/RA/Thyroid/D-1,25, Brain/cervical mri, all normal. D-25 was 18 & is up to 30 now. What do I do now, other tests, who do I see, should I go get another EMG at a certain junction in time?
Please help anyone, I am in despair, I need to know about the reliability of EMGS, there is nothing worse than not knowing what is happening, what is true of EMGS, please help...
If I already felt some weakness/twitching on the first EMG and continued weakness/twitching at the 2nd EMG, would these EMGS have shown something wrong? I have been so scared these last 6 months, my life is not the same and I don't know what to do or think anymore, because something doesn't feel right.
My CBC/metabolic panel/ANA/Lyme/Syphilis/CPK/RA/Thyroid/D-1,25, Brain/cervical mri, all normal. D-25 was 18 & is up to 30 now. What do I do now, other tests, who do I see, should I go get another EMG at a certain junction in time?
Please help anyone, I am in despair, I need to know about the reliability of EMGS, there is nothing worse than not knowing what is happening, what is true of EMGS, please help...