Recent content by SadsackinCali

Thank you! It was a long and scary road. Addressing the stress not only helped me to be physically well, but I am a much happier person now. I want you all to know how much strength I gained from this forum when I was ill. You guys are amazing people. I think about the people on this forum...

Hi. I would like to share my story with you. 10/2012 I noticed a twitch in the bottom of my foot. By 12/2012 the twitching was all over my body, I had severe nerve pain (making any daily activities impossible), insomnia, and had lost almost 30 lbs. in that two months. I was going to the Dr...

Thank you for the happiness. I probably will sleep better then I have for quite some time. I am nervous about the muscle biopsy, but after the fear of the past few months I believe I will let things completely go and wait to "cross that bridge when I come to it". Thank you to all who have...

UPDATE: Just got finished with my appt. giving the results of my EMG...it came out completely clean. Absolutely no nerve damage. He is scheduling me for an appt. at UCLA or San Francisco to do a muscle biopsy. My nerves are okay though!

Hello, I'm a nervous wreck tonight, cuz I am getting my EMG results tomorrow. I have a question. The neuro only tested my forearms, wrists, and thumbs. I have had minor twitching in those areas, but the majority of the twitching has been in my legs (mostly calves). Would ALS show up in the...

Thanks for the reply's. I have noticed (after being kept up through the night with pain in that area of my leg) that putting ice on it makes the indent shrink. Very strange.

Hi all, I have noticed an indention on the inside of my lower calf about 5 in. up from my ankle. It's about a finger length long horizontally, about a half in. wide, and about a quarter in. deep. It is painful when I stretch my calf muscle. Could this be muscle atrophy or loss of muscle? I...

Thank you Elaine. I understand how it must have seemed if I was still asking questions after a clean EMG. I hope that when it is done, it will come out clean. That way I can put all of these worries to rest.

That quote was posted by Petlover. I responded to it. I have been to see the psychiatrist and they have cleared me of any mental health issues affecting my body. I am still seeing the Neuro. He is scheduling an EMG as a formality, but feels he is going to have to refer me to UCLA or San...

Where did that quote come from? I haven't had my EMG yet. It is scheduled for April 11.

Is muscle pain while doing certain things (turning a faucet, carrying a bag, turning pages in a book) a sign of muscle weakness? I have begun to notice in the past month pain in my hands, wrists, arms, calves, feet...when I do anything that puts strain on my muscles. This along with my other...

Thanks for the response vickim. His information didn't sound right to me. I am going to see the psychiatrist, but I also changed Dr. today. So, I guess I'm gonna be starting this process all over from the beginning. It's taken me 5 months to get this far, I guess it will probably take...

At my Neuro appt. today, I was told by my Neuro that an EMG and nerve conduction tests were only performed to see if a person has a pinched nerve. That didn't sound right to me. Is he right or should I be seeking a second opinion? He said that if after I have seen the psychiatrist my problems...

Recently I went to see a world renouned evangelist in San Jose, Ca. I went with the hope of healing from whatever is going wrong within my body. I was not healed, but what I got instead was a boost in faith and a fire for God. What I saw at this event was at least 4,000 people seeking the...

I'm not insulted at all. I hope for the same thing. The muscle twitching and pains for the past 5 months have been so psychologically exhausting! It's hard to imagine that stress can cause so many issues within a body. I fully intend to go the psychiatric route if nothing shows in the tests...