Recent content by Darlav

Thanks Al and April for your kind responses. April, thanks for understanding how I feel. My husband is of no support when I worry or talk about my symptoms. He just gets annoyed or angry. He thinks I should just forget about the twitching, but its difficult when I've never twitched for 35yrs...

Remember me? Hi April (and everyone), Remember me? I was just reading and saw your reply to another and thought I would write to see how your doing. The picture of your kids is adorable. I'm hoping your feeling well with no new symptoms. I do log on occasionally to see how every one is...

Wright, All this attention! You should feel so special. Still appreciating you great advice! (along with everyone else) This is such a fun post to read! Thanks, Darla

I am writing this hoping to ease the minds of you out there that have come upon this website when googling 'muscle twitching' and are now freaked out about the possibliity of ALS. I do not have ALS, but spent the past 3 months consumed with worry because of muscle twitching. I started out with...

Thank you, thank you, thank you! Thanks for all of your well wishes! Sorry It's taken me a couple of days to get back to the site, but my 3yr old broke her arm this past Tues. and things have been turned upside down a bit. I do have to say that I feel so much better now. It is almost...

Results! I got a call from someone in my Dr.'s office around 3:30 to tell me that my emg was normal! I felt a bit like a deer in the headlights. I was like --O.K great. After worrying for so long, I didn't quite know how to react. I think it takes a little time to let go of this anxiety...

Hi April, I phoned my Dr. at 8:40am and left a message with his receptionist. It is now 2:12pm and he has not called me yet. I'm starting to get really nervous. I'm going to call back now. Darla

Thanks Wright! Thank you so much for your great explanation and caring words. You have definitely helped to ease my mind. Your kindness is greatly appreciated. I am doing my best to relax. I plan to phone the Dr. Monday morning, so it won't be long now. Have a good night and I'll be in...

Hi Wright, Thanks for writing. I am always intersted in your posts because you are so educated on this subject. I do feel better knowing that the sound is a bigger concern than the wave amplitude. My husband did say that he didn't think I was in a good flexing pose for the lats. I will...

Hi April and all, I don't think I explained myself correctly. The neurologist who did the EMG was not my neurologist who I had my first exam with. After the test, she wanted my neuro. to be the one who would go over the results with me. Not my GP. My neruo. explained that they never...

I just had my first EMG today at the Cleveland Clinic. Unfortunately, the neuro. performing the test would not share any results with me. She said my Dr. would have to do this. This makes me a bit nervous! Why not give me some sign if things looked O.K.? I'll stop worrying out loud, and...

Thanks for the info. on twitching. It has helped me to ralax a bit. I will pray for your mother and your entire family. sincerely, Darla

Hi April, Sorry your feeling down. I wish your MRI had some answers for you. I think we're the only bunch of people wanting a test to show something wrong! (except for the EMG). Which reminds me, lets not forget about your clean EMG! Which is a way better marker aginst ALS than having an...

I'm sure this has been asked before, but is there a noramal amount of time when weakness/atrophy would show once twitching has started if ALS is present? I thought ALS was pretty progressive, so would weakness show up rather quickly? Thanks, Darla

Hi April, Brends, and all How sweet your boys are! They, no doubt, love and want to help their mommies (no matter how big they are). Sorry to be a "Debbie downer"(SNL), but I kind of had a bad weekend. A lot of twitching that wouldn't stop. I get so sad when my symptoms flare up. It's like...