asdf23
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Hi all,
Thank you for taking the time to read this. I will be as clear as can be:
I am 23 years old. In late May, I noticed a reduction on the size of my right arm. In the gym this was accompanied by a reduction in strength. Motions such as curling and pulling felt as though certain muscles were not being activated. I went to a neurologist and received an EMG of my right and left arm. No issues were found. I felt as though something was missed and found another neuro. In August, this second neuro performed an EMG on my right arm only. After a lot of searching, he finally found an issue in my bicep through the EMG, and diagnosed me with a brachial plexus injury. There was no accompanying pain in my arm, but he did not see this as a limit to this diagnosis. I figured it may have been done in the gym (I am not a big guy) or through sleeping on my arm or something.
Fast forward to now. The bicep has not shown much if any improvement, though it hasn't really gotten worse. However, I am fasciculating all through my feet, legs, hands and arms, and now slightly in my tongue. Recently, I have noticed something off in my left foot, as though it isn't working correctly when walking. Best put, it feels uncoordinated, even like I'm walking flatly. This left leg also shakes when putting weight on it, and has now become noticeably more difficult to balance on. Note, I have only noticed this for a little over a week. My hands have also been shaking when holding my phone, which didn't used to happen.
I am worried about this progression and have booked another appointment with the neuro, but that isn't until November. I am scared and have tried to rationalize as much as I can. I'm very young for this kind of diagnosis. Maybe it's just BFS. Maybe my leg was overworked somehow. And maybe it all is just a brachial plexus injury with my imagination and anxiety bringing on the rest of the symptoms. But I can't shake it from my mind. I don't know if anybody here can even really give me an answer I want. I just needed to put it out there though. I'm sorry if I sound like another hypochondriac, the existence of symptoms coupled with an actual finding by the neuro has kind of thrown me for a loop. Thanks for your time and support.
Thank you for taking the time to read this. I will be as clear as can be:
I am 23 years old. In late May, I noticed a reduction on the size of my right arm. In the gym this was accompanied by a reduction in strength. Motions such as curling and pulling felt as though certain muscles were not being activated. I went to a neurologist and received an EMG of my right and left arm. No issues were found. I felt as though something was missed and found another neuro. In August, this second neuro performed an EMG on my right arm only. After a lot of searching, he finally found an issue in my bicep through the EMG, and diagnosed me with a brachial plexus injury. There was no accompanying pain in my arm, but he did not see this as a limit to this diagnosis. I figured it may have been done in the gym (I am not a big guy) or through sleeping on my arm or something.
Fast forward to now. The bicep has not shown much if any improvement, though it hasn't really gotten worse. However, I am fasciculating all through my feet, legs, hands and arms, and now slightly in my tongue. Recently, I have noticed something off in my left foot, as though it isn't working correctly when walking. Best put, it feels uncoordinated, even like I'm walking flatly. This left leg also shakes when putting weight on it, and has now become noticeably more difficult to balance on. Note, I have only noticed this for a little over a week. My hands have also been shaking when holding my phone, which didn't used to happen.
I am worried about this progression and have booked another appointment with the neuro, but that isn't until November. I am scared and have tried to rationalize as much as I can. I'm very young for this kind of diagnosis. Maybe it's just BFS. Maybe my leg was overworked somehow. And maybe it all is just a brachial plexus injury with my imagination and anxiety bringing on the rest of the symptoms. But I can't shake it from my mind. I don't know if anybody here can even really give me an answer I want. I just needed to put it out there though. I'm sorry if I sound like another hypochondriac, the existence of symptoms coupled with an actual finding by the neuro has kind of thrown me for a loop. Thanks for your time and support.