nhenderson
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I just have a couple questions. I realize this is not an anxiety board nor are you all doctors.
I have been doing a lot of research online after I had an emg of my left arm. I looked up some things that were on my results and something that kept coming up was ALS. I knew what ALS was before and have worried about it from time to time due to having muscle twitching which I have had since I can remember.
Ok so getting to what is going on now. So I am a type 1 Diabetic for 17 years. Right after Thanksgiving I noticed numbness, tingling and just a feeling that my pinky and part of my ring finger on the left. I noticed it got worse when I was working and using it, and also when I would bend my elbow it would get worse. Also if I touched my elbow where the ulnar nerve is it was send a shock to my fingers.
So after about a month of this symptom I went to the dr who sent me for an EMG of my left arm. The NCS part of the test showed that there was no Ulnar nerve sensory response to the pinky. Also there was conduction slowing at the elbow. A mild degree of conduction slowing of the ulnar motor nerve at the wrist at guyons canal. The emg was mostly normal except for the FDI muscle at PSW +1 and the Flexor Carpi Ulnaris muscle has PSW +1. The other nerves and muscles tested in my arm were normal. I had an MRI that really did not show anything, an x-ray of my elbow that didn't show any bone issues.
I still have the numbness in my pinky finger, which does sometimes get worse at night. I have not noticed any weakness. My family dr is sending me to an orthopedic dr, I have that appointment tomorrow. Shouldn't I go to a neurologist though? Thank you all. I am a 36 year old female. My name is Nicole.
I have been doing a lot of research online after I had an emg of my left arm. I looked up some things that were on my results and something that kept coming up was ALS. I knew what ALS was before and have worried about it from time to time due to having muscle twitching which I have had since I can remember.
Ok so getting to what is going on now. So I am a type 1 Diabetic for 17 years. Right after Thanksgiving I noticed numbness, tingling and just a feeling that my pinky and part of my ring finger on the left. I noticed it got worse when I was working and using it, and also when I would bend my elbow it would get worse. Also if I touched my elbow where the ulnar nerve is it was send a shock to my fingers.
So after about a month of this symptom I went to the dr who sent me for an EMG of my left arm. The NCS part of the test showed that there was no Ulnar nerve sensory response to the pinky. Also there was conduction slowing at the elbow. A mild degree of conduction slowing of the ulnar motor nerve at the wrist at guyons canal. The emg was mostly normal except for the FDI muscle at PSW +1 and the Flexor Carpi Ulnaris muscle has PSW +1. The other nerves and muscles tested in my arm were normal. I had an MRI that really did not show anything, an x-ray of my elbow that didn't show any bone issues.
I still have the numbness in my pinky finger, which does sometimes get worse at night. I have not noticed any weakness. My family dr is sending me to an orthopedic dr, I have that appointment tomorrow. Shouldn't I go to a neurologist though? Thank you all. I am a 36 year old female. My name is Nicole.
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