Meggie
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Hi everyone,
I'll try to be brief as I am very upset right now and my wording will probably be jumbled (also, not native English speaker).
So, I'm 25, female and about 2-3 weeks ago, I started noticing muscle twitches in my right calf. Eventually, I would notice them somewhere else but the calf area has stayed constant, which absolutely terrifies me. I also thought I noticed atrophy in that calf, but neuro said she doesn't see it.
Neuro exam: went today to see neuro despite being terrified (I didn't sleep last night, because I've been reading about ALS and I'm convinced I have it). She asked me what was wrong, I told her, she looked at my legs, didn't notice any atrophy. She also tried to "induce" my twitches and it didn't work (not sure why, they are constant - some are felt violently, some are seen). However, the neuro exam was not normal at all and when I asked her do I have the symptoms of ALS, she said "not right now". By that point, I'm about ready to start crying. My reflexes are not normal (she wrote "no pathological reflexes, but stomach hypoflexia, no Babinski, brisk reflexes with slight asymmetry; fasculations not seen; no atrophy").
So, she says that she can't diagnose me with anything right now and is sending me for an EMG test. I tried asking a few times what she thought this is and she kept saying "I don't know, we have to see the EMG report".
Тhe EMG will look for ALS, it's written.
Please someone help me, does this sound like ALS? I'm terrified and not sure what to do anymore! I'm going to the EMG but I'm so scared!
I'll try to be brief as I am very upset right now and my wording will probably be jumbled (also, not native English speaker).
So, I'm 25, female and about 2-3 weeks ago, I started noticing muscle twitches in my right calf. Eventually, I would notice them somewhere else but the calf area has stayed constant, which absolutely terrifies me. I also thought I noticed atrophy in that calf, but neuro said she doesn't see it.
Neuro exam: went today to see neuro despite being terrified (I didn't sleep last night, because I've been reading about ALS and I'm convinced I have it). She asked me what was wrong, I told her, she looked at my legs, didn't notice any atrophy. She also tried to "induce" my twitches and it didn't work (not sure why, they are constant - some are felt violently, some are seen). However, the neuro exam was not normal at all and when I asked her do I have the symptoms of ALS, she said "not right now". By that point, I'm about ready to start crying. My reflexes are not normal (she wrote "no pathological reflexes, but stomach hypoflexia, no Babinski, brisk reflexes with slight asymmetry; fasculations not seen; no atrophy").
So, she says that she can't diagnose me with anything right now and is sending me for an EMG test. I tried asking a few times what she thought this is and she kept saying "I don't know, we have to see the EMG report".
Тhe EMG will look for ALS, it's written.
Please someone help me, does this sound like ALS? I'm terrified and not sure what to do anymore! I'm going to the EMG but I'm so scared!