larrybird
New member
- Joined
- Jun 27, 2011
- Messages
- 5
- Reason
- Learn about ALS
- Country
- US
- State
- tx
- City
- dallas
Hello, im larry a 50 yr old male with some symptoms that point to als, i ve been unable to get to a nuero yet so my gp set me up for an emg which i go today for the results.Ist here are my sympoms:twitches mainly in calves,cramps in legs,muscle shrinkage in legs,twitching between lip and chin.These have been going on for 3 months now.My questions are:1.how accurate is an emg in picking up als 2.is twitching and cramps lower motor nueron symptoms.3.i had all 4 limbs checked plus my neck surely something would show if its there.4.how long before you notice symptoms has als been attacking your body.I ve been worried it might be bulbar since ive noticed a lump in my throat, but thats more or less stress i think.5.Is a emg tech good enough to pickup probelms.6.If my test comes back clean and i continue to have issues what should i do next.7.worse comes to worse if its dirty not sure how im gonna deal with it.