Recent content by Artie1217

Hi all, I’ve been lurking here on and off for a little over a year and have even caved and posted a few threads. I just had my third clean EMG in 12 months. There was a point shortly after the onset of my symptoms where I was convinced I had ALS. I would come home from work and basically take...

Thank you Vincent.

Thanks again for replying. The “irregular activity” I’m referring to was stated by the neuromuscular specialist performing the EMG. As you can see, he did not include that verbiage in the official report. He openly used that phrase several times during the exam, but then referred to it as...

Oh and the slight walking trouble began BEFORE I started taking Xanax or anything else so as much as I’d love to blame that, I’m afraid we cannot. Plus I only take the Xanax 3-4 times per week. Trust me when I say I’d love to take it every day, but my neuro doesn’t want me to overdo it.

Thanks for the replies. Here is all I have in my online records from the EMG: “median ulnar peroneal and tibial motor amplitudes distal latencies conduction velocities and F responses normal. Left H response normal in the leg. Sural median and ulnar sensory nerve action potentials normal on...

Hi all. Brief recap: Sept 2017 - ring finger twitch/tremor starts Oct 2017 - spread to other fingers Nov 2017 - unremarkable EMG Dec 2017- tremor spreads to other hand Feb 2018 - repeat EMG unremarkable in hands and arms, but “irregular” in face and leg...yet somehow simultaneously...

Another update: Had my EMG and it was clean. I was firm in voicing my fears and the doctors took me very seriously. They even did my leg upon request when only my hand and arm were scheduled for testing. They couldn't find anything abnormal at all. I couldn't believe it considering my hand...

Shiftkicker, Thank you for responding again. EMG is next week. Seems like it's taking forever. Depending on those results I will obviously go from there. I just happened to flex my neck for whatever reason and it resulted in some pretty scary-looking movements. I know any muscle will shake if...

Just an update: I have realized if I flex my neck muscles, they immediately begin to shake and pull and tremor. Could this be an abormal stretch response due to spasticity? Everything I've read about spasticity points to this being very bad. Very scary. Any input?

Shiftkicker, Thank you for the response. I can tell you I definitely have bad posture and feel pain in my neck from time to time. If these issues are all correlated, it would make sense. One thing I will promise you is that if my EMG is clean, I will NOT return here to pester you guys and...

Greg, Thank you for the response. I did read that section before posting and I realize twitching alone is not indicative of anything, but my concern is that it appears to be spreading locally. If I were just having random twitches throughout my body, I would't be as concerned. As I'm sure you...

HI all, First and foremost my heart goes out to everyone battling this dreaded disease. You are all stronger and braver than most people could ever hope to be. I'll try to keep this relatively short: I am a 26 year old male with no weakness so I am expecting many of you to be somewhat...