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Thank you, Dusty. I will get answers to the questions above. And yes, we were worried because they are requesting yet another EMG, but your reply has set my mind a bit at ease. I wish the first neuro had never breathed the words ALS, because it is always in our minds now and very hard to not...

Dusty, I never received the report from the first neuro who sent us to the ALS Clinic at Froedtert. At Froedtert, Dr. Barkhaus reviewed the first neuro's findings and said - nope - not outside of normal range (that EMG was total body in September). Dr. Barkhaus did his own follow-up EMG on...

he's had an upper and lower MRI. He has cervical and lumbar stenosis and bulging discs but both are relatively mild. The orthopedic tied the weakness to his stenosis in his neck at C6-C7 causing some issues w/his hand. But now he wants another EMG done by his own Neuro - an upper and lower...

So I'm sorry to be back, but if you recall, my husband started with 1 bicep twitch in July, progressed quickly to constant, symmetrical large muscle group twitching 24/7 by August, saw a neuro in September who initially thought benign, but after MRI (clear) he ran in office EMG (carted in - no...

Acronyc - thank you for your information. I will do some research on Isaac's. He was perfectly healthy until a viral infection in early July and suddenly the widespread fasciculation's and intermittent pins & needles sensation, which has now turned into continual numbness in the bottom of his...

Thank you, Nikki. I'm counting the days and hoping that as each day passes we are closer to a non-ALS confirmed diagnosis. As it is right now, the specialist said "nothing of significance" but also said on a scale of 1-10, he would place our odds at "under 5". Not exactly comforting, but...

Follow-up questions to "FindingHope" Hello everyone! I've taken your advice and stayed off the sites following our "semi-clean" EMG on 10/3. I do have a few follow-up questions, though, and hope you won't mind helping me out. I apologize for starting a new thread...I'm not sure how else to...

Bliz, his fasciculations started mid-July following a viral infection in his right bicep. Two weeks later after taking magnesium as directed by his GP, they were in both biceps and trunk. By late August, they were somewhat constant and also in his chest. At his first Neuro appt., they were...

Thank you all so very much for your patience and your thoughtful responses. I will continue to be optimistic and learn more about BFS vs. ALS. My husband has chosen to stay as "uneducated" as possible about either disease for fear it will cause his mind to begin to "see" symptoms where there...

On 9/9 after an EMG where he found "Mild Denervation" our first Neuro diagnosed my husband with ALS (No clinical Weakness, no Hyper-reflexivity). We were sent to an ALS "Expert" Neurologist (A Dr. Barkhaus at Froedtert Hospital in Milwaukee, WI). He did an exam and found no clinical weakness...