lgelb,
Thanks for responding - he did test my left side
And more muscles than the three I mentioned
The right bicep was the only one that showed being "off"
Numbers-
Thanks,
Toby
Nikki,
Thank you so so very much for sharing your thoughts you are so very very kind. I will try to be patient. So just to clarify what Dusty7 said about it
starting in a single muscle - that means, like your situation , that even if i felt it in one muscle it would show up in other muscles...
Nikki and Affected,
Thanks you so much for responding - I guess I'm extra worried because in Dusty7's "read this first" report it says that ALS starts in one muscle - everyone else says starts elsewhere - I'm confused -- plus this whole thing with the EMG "gold standard" at picking up the ALS...
Hi Dusty and Atsugi,
Here's the UPPER EMG notes - note the right bicep - any thoughts? Is this Denervation? Triceps and Deltoid both normal. Is this pattern indicative of anything else? The doctor had no suggestions he seemed stumped -- also reminder that the NCV was normal
Scared, Toby...
Atsugi,
Thank you very much for sharing your thoughts and I am sorry for your loss. I will stay the course and pop back in on the thread with updates as whatever is going on with me will hopefully be able to help someone else in some way. In the meantime I will try to remain calm and...
Hi Nikki,
Thanks for the quick reply - my heart goes out to you being diagnosed with this terrible disease. I guess I don't know how to ask the doctor to revisit the MRI report because it's obvious to me that he glossed over it in the first place - which puts us into an awkward position as...
Hello ,
Sorry for the long post - I am terrified to even be writing in this forum. I noticed a "perceived weakness" in my Right bicep(dominant) in the start of April. There has been some wasting/ stretch marks under the skin when pulled a little that my wife could see as well so I headed...