Well, all the tests came back negative. For now he wants to wait 3 months and see if any new symptoms show up or if my current speech issue worsens. Another in office exam and same old same old...no changes since the initial back in May.
With everything going on these past couple of weeks I forgot to get a copy of the EMG....but I will request one and pot it here soon.
They are going to contact my dentist and request a repeat of the Novocaine injection he gave me in Sept. to see if my speech clears up for a couple days again.
For a couple of weeks after I was told the EMG test was bad I had twitches from one end of my body to the other...there is no doubt in my mind that mental stress/anxiety plays a huge roll in that. Lately I have way less twitches, and none have been targeted....they will be a finger, then a shoulder, then my eye, you name it!
Everything I have read on your site reports that symptoms never get better when it is ALS. Well if my symptoms are ALS, and it sure points down that road, then I am here to report that symptoms can improve. Poor swallowing performance can go away, which mine has for months now. Speech issues for me go back and forth too. Plus I took some of the tests under "is it ALS, do I have ALS" such as standing on one foot, walking on toes, walking on my heals, closing and opening lids with index and thumb, etc.
Maybe Bulpar onset, if that is what I have, is 100% different than regular onset and symptoms come and go. But if that's the case I haven't read much about it here or anywhere for that matter. Maybe I have just missed those posts...very possible! LOL!
For now I am just going to bury my Dad, try and enjoy the holidays, place my faith in God, and live my life.
I pray everyone has a good rest of the week and tries to enjoy the fall/holiday season coming up.
Joel