NEECE10-72
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- Sulphur Springs
Hope you friends can help me out. Im a 43 year old male. A year and a half ago, I was at a gym on a treadmill when my left foot quit trying to work. It was like I was having to tell it to lift up and put down. Didnt think much about it so in about 2 months I was walking and the same thing occurd. Left leg and foot felt funny. Kind of like I was dragging it. I went to my MD and he said I need to see a neurologist asap. I went here locally and he told me that I had weakness in those two limbs and was experiencing symptoms of MS. I had the EMG, the MRI of my brain, and the muscle velocity test. All came up good. I was so glad that I thought I could handle it and didnt worry anymore. Symptoms grew to the coordination in my left arm so everyone said you have a nerve problem. I went to a chiropractor. Thought he helped but nope. Had worse funny feeling in my left foot, leg, and arm. Went back to my MD who refered me to a great Neuroligist group in Texas. I met with my first doctor and he performed 2 more MRI'S that came back clean, another MRG (clean), another velocity test (good), a muscle biopsy on my thigh, and a lumbar stick. Went back for results 3 weeks later and spinal results were clean but muscle biopsy was showing degradation signs. He was going to diagnose me with either ALS or PLS. Man, my wife and I were sick to our stomachs. In his defense, he did say before I diagnose you, I want you to get a second opinion. I then met with the expert of the ALS clinic. He did more in office test. Looked over all of my other test and said," I dont see it." Best news I had heard in 2 years. He said it was something going on but not sure yet. He told me to come back in 3 months for another EMG and velocity test. I still have the weakness in my left leg and coordination problems in my left hand. I also have muscle twitches in my body ranging from bottom of feet, thighs, eyelids, arms, etc. I can talk, swallow, etc. just fine.
Hard to be completely good when one dr says yes and the 2nd yes i dont think so.
You guys ever experience anything like this?
Hard to be completely good when one dr says yes and the 2nd yes i dont think so.
You guys ever experience anything like this?