JulieBS
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Hello,
I'm back after a few months of peace of mind.
Brief summary: 7 months ago, I went to several neurologists and made different tests (EMG, MRI, evoked potentials ..) for a suspicion of multiple sclerosis. All tests were normal, but my GP was very concerned about the fasciculations. She was very worried about this because of ALS. But after the EMG which showed nothing serious (I posted the results in my previous post) and your reassuring return, I could forget this story.
But for a few weeks, I have an embarrassment in the left hand. It is stiff and clumsy. I talked to my GP about it, and when I told her that I sometimes had twitches in my thenar, she took things very seriously. She would like me to go back to see a neuro. She told me 6 months is a good delay to redo a check. (I asked her if an EMG can be done to early she didn't really answered...)
I'm demoralized, I can not take any more medical exams, and I do not know if she's right to be alarmed. I do not think she knows anything at all (she told me she had 1 case of ALS throughout her career).
My current situation:
- daily fasciculations in the calves and feet for 7 months minimum,
- bilateral hyperreflexia
- for a few weeks, sensations of awkwardness in the left hand, fasciculations of thenar. I sometimes feel pinches and a feeling of loss of weakness, which extends into the forearm. I sometimes have trouble holding certain positions when I hold something.
- I do not think I have any real loss of strength or atrophy. And you can imagine, I watched and tested myself a lot ...
Do you think I need to worry again? Accept a new exam tour? Or just change GP ...? In 7 months I should have other problems if I had anything serious, right?
Thank you so much...
I'm back after a few months of peace of mind.
Brief summary: 7 months ago, I went to several neurologists and made different tests (EMG, MRI, evoked potentials ..) for a suspicion of multiple sclerosis. All tests were normal, but my GP was very concerned about the fasciculations. She was very worried about this because of ALS. But after the EMG which showed nothing serious (I posted the results in my previous post) and your reassuring return, I could forget this story.
But for a few weeks, I have an embarrassment in the left hand. It is stiff and clumsy. I talked to my GP about it, and when I told her that I sometimes had twitches in my thenar, she took things very seriously. She would like me to go back to see a neuro. She told me 6 months is a good delay to redo a check. (I asked her if an EMG can be done to early she didn't really answered...)
I'm demoralized, I can not take any more medical exams, and I do not know if she's right to be alarmed. I do not think she knows anything at all (she told me she had 1 case of ALS throughout her career).
My current situation:
- daily fasciculations in the calves and feet for 7 months minimum,
- bilateral hyperreflexia
- for a few weeks, sensations of awkwardness in the left hand, fasciculations of thenar. I sometimes feel pinches and a feeling of loss of weakness, which extends into the forearm. I sometimes have trouble holding certain positions when I hold something.
- I do not think I have any real loss of strength or atrophy. And you can imagine, I watched and tested myself a lot ...
Do you think I need to worry again? Accept a new exam tour? Or just change GP ...? In 7 months I should have other problems if I had anything serious, right?
Thank you so much...