Arska
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- Aug 25, 2015
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- Learn about ALS
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- FI
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So, I had my EMG of both legs, and the doctor who did it was able to tell me immediately after that it was perfectly normal. However, the thing that's been bothering me, is that the same night after the EMG the twitching just exploded, before it I had a couple of days with little to no twitching. Also, I've had a nearly continuous twitching in mainly one spot in my right thigh for 4 days now, and it worries me because it's constant in one spot (which I read is typical of ALS) and because the area with the most twitching has spread up the leg (which I read is also typical of ALS). Lately I've also had twitching in my right hand/arm quite a lot (but not as much as the legs) and I can't force the final third of my right ring finger straight if I hold it down gently with the other hand (I don't know if this is a new thing, I wouldn't have noticed it if I hadn't been self testing like crazy). My dad says it's nothing to worry about and that he has the same thing, but it's still weakness if I'm not mistaken. I can still squeeze with the finger just fine, I can use it to type and use my laptop's touch pad without problems, and I can get it straight if there's no opposing force. Before the EMG, the doctor told me the EMG would be done based on what the NCS part tells, and after the NCS part (of both legs and right hand) he didn't think the EMG on the right hand is necessary. I've also noticed (trough self testing) that heavies flat things like big books tend to slip from my right hand's grip when I hold them vertically (I've been suffering from sweaty hands), but I can hold them better with the left hand. I already noticed this about 2 months ago when I was working a summer job at a warehouse, and I don't think it has changed toward anything since. I've also used a motorcycle clutch with my left hand for the past year and a half, so that might have something to do with it.