Corvo
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I know tons of people post on here scared to death, and the people who read this are probably thinking "Ugh, here's another one" but I'm truly very scared and don't know what to do. Here's my situation:
30 year old female
About 5 months ago I noticed a slight indentation on my right forarm, I was perfectly healthy and exercising every day. I didn't think anything of it.
Fast forward to last month. I started having buzzing/vibrating feelings in both feet. Went to various doctors, no one had a clue.
Last week, my right armpit started visibly twitching. This occurred off and on for 3 days, then stopped. However, since then, the fasciculations have been absolutely everywhere. My feet, my calves, my thighs, my arms, back, buttocks, stomach, inside my ear, my lip, and most scary of all, my tongue. They bounce all over my body day and night. Sometimes a few minutes go by without a twitch, but then they are back. Sometimes simultaneously in two different locations, but usually it feels like a cascade: I'll get a twitch and then another in a different location, etc until the next barrage.
My doctor said my reflexes are brisk and I have a jaw jerk reflex and this of course sent me over the edge with fear after I looked this up on Google. I am scheduled for an EMG, but my doctor didn't seem too concerned, although she admitted that this was not her specialty.
Finally, I feel like my limbs are all tiring more easily than before. For example: when I lift my arms over my head, my muscles start to burn and I'm pretty sure this burning is occurring sooner than it would have just weeks ago. Sometimes I feel like my calves are working harder to support my weight, and holding bottles or anything slightly heavy for longer than a few seconds makes me feel like my muscles are starting to feel the burn long before they would have weeks ago.
Also recently, I feel like the muscles in my neck when I chew are "working harder". I wish there was a better way to describe this. I guess it feels like I've been straining my neck all day and when I eat it just exacerbates the feeling of tension.
I hope this has not been too lengthy, I just wanted to get the full description out there. Please help, I am very scared. Thank you.
30 year old female
About 5 months ago I noticed a slight indentation on my right forarm, I was perfectly healthy and exercising every day. I didn't think anything of it.
Fast forward to last month. I started having buzzing/vibrating feelings in both feet. Went to various doctors, no one had a clue.
Last week, my right armpit started visibly twitching. This occurred off and on for 3 days, then stopped. However, since then, the fasciculations have been absolutely everywhere. My feet, my calves, my thighs, my arms, back, buttocks, stomach, inside my ear, my lip, and most scary of all, my tongue. They bounce all over my body day and night. Sometimes a few minutes go by without a twitch, but then they are back. Sometimes simultaneously in two different locations, but usually it feels like a cascade: I'll get a twitch and then another in a different location, etc until the next barrage.
My doctor said my reflexes are brisk and I have a jaw jerk reflex and this of course sent me over the edge with fear after I looked this up on Google. I am scheduled for an EMG, but my doctor didn't seem too concerned, although she admitted that this was not her specialty.
Finally, I feel like my limbs are all tiring more easily than before. For example: when I lift my arms over my head, my muscles start to burn and I'm pretty sure this burning is occurring sooner than it would have just weeks ago. Sometimes I feel like my calves are working harder to support my weight, and holding bottles or anything slightly heavy for longer than a few seconds makes me feel like my muscles are starting to feel the burn long before they would have weeks ago.
Also recently, I feel like the muscles in my neck when I chew are "working harder". I wish there was a better way to describe this. I guess it feels like I've been straining my neck all day and when I eat it just exacerbates the feeling of tension.
I hope this has not been too lengthy, I just wanted to get the full description out there. Please help, I am very scared. Thank you.
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