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Thank you so much for the quick responses!

Hi All, I want to be very respectful of this kind group's time and energy, so I will be concise. I am active on a BFS forum, as I've experienced persistent fasciculations for approximately 22 months. It is fairly well known that fasciculations associated with BFS worsen quite obviously when...

Hi All, Thank you again for your ongoing support! As requested, I wanted to provide an update following my neurology appointment and EMG (today). Skipping right to the meat of it, I obviously feel very lucky to report that the EMG (R-side hand, arm, and leg) was clean. Given that my...

Hi All, I do have a quick follow-up question, as a recent visit to my primary care doc led her to request that my neurologist appointment be bumped up. Specifically, she noted brisk reflexes (3+) in my legs and hyporeflexia in my upper body (noted my back, arms, and neck were extremely tense...

Hi All, I just wanted to genuinely thank each of you for your kind and thoughtful responses. They have been tremendously helpful. The semantic clarification regarding "persistent" and "intermittent" was particularly enlightening. I also am struck by how warm, patient, and reassuring this...

I want to be respectful and keep my post fairly brief. I am a male in his mid 30's. For the past 10 months, I have been experiencing visible fasciculations, beginning in my left hand/thumb and eventually spreading throughout my body. At this point, I have recurring fasciculations in my hands...

Thank you so much for your reply and reassuring words, Laurie! I should have mentioned that my neurologist noted BFS as a possibility after the clean EMG. I also think keeping a diary is a great idea. I can certainly note that strenuous exercise makes the fasciculations worse (i.e., more...

Greetings, Thank you so much for your valuable time and energy. Out of great respect for this community, I will try to keep my summary and inquiry as concise as I am able. Symptom history: 34-year-old male. 4 months ago, I began experiencing fasciculations in my left thumb when pinching or...