Arska
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- Aug 25, 2015
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- Learn about ALS
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- FI
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- hyvinkää
Hello, I'm back again. Now, I know you've told me to stop worrying many times, and I've tried to take that advice, but I got worried again when I tried to compare my thighs in a mirror after a while, just to see if there's been any change, and I noticed that when I'm in a slight squatting position, both my thighs ripple and look like there's tiny waves under the skin. This is most visible on the inside of my right thigh, as they start pretty much immediately when I take that position, and are very visible, but I can't feel it. After some googling I concluded that this is not typical for benign twitches, and is instead indicative of nerve damage. I've also had a constant twitch in my upper lip right below my right nostril, that I cannot feel. It used to be like once every 5 seconds, now it's maybe once in 10. Some of my friends have also noted that, for example, when I drink from a bottle, my cheek does something "funny", which I assume is the same kind of rippling. I can't feel this either. I've been having facial twitching increasingly lately.
I saw another GP about 2 weeks ago, who had me do some coordination tests, had me squueze her hands and tested my reflexes, and said she didn't find anything unusual. I showed her a video I took of the twitching in my calf, and she said it's not anything dangerous. I also expressed my worry about my right thigh being flatter than the left, so she looked at it briefly, felt the muscles and said there's nothing weird about them either. Áfter I told her I've been worrying about ALS, she gave me an anxiety form of some sort to fill, and said she'll ask a neuro if he/she thinks there's reason to investigate further. At the time I hadn't yet discovered the rippling in the thighs while contracted.
The neuro's opinion was that I should go get another blood test for muscle enzymes (CPK?).
The leg still seems to have normal strength, I'm still able to do everything I mentioned previously.
Thank's in advance. I know I'm probably starting to annoy you with these, but I don't who else to turn to.
I saw another GP about 2 weeks ago, who had me do some coordination tests, had me squueze her hands and tested my reflexes, and said she didn't find anything unusual. I showed her a video I took of the twitching in my calf, and she said it's not anything dangerous. I also expressed my worry about my right thigh being flatter than the left, so she looked at it briefly, felt the muscles and said there's nothing weird about them either. Áfter I told her I've been worrying about ALS, she gave me an anxiety form of some sort to fill, and said she'll ask a neuro if he/she thinks there's reason to investigate further. At the time I hadn't yet discovered the rippling in the thighs while contracted.
The neuro's opinion was that I should go get another blood test for muscle enzymes (CPK?).
The leg still seems to have normal strength, I'm still able to do everything I mentioned previously.
Thank's in advance. I know I'm probably starting to annoy you with these, but I don't who else to turn to.