My point was that presenting symptoms of ALS differ widely between individuals. You can have just some mild clinical weakness in the lower extremities and a normal EMG and still have early ALS. Rather than tell someone their symptoms are NOTHING like ALS, they should be encouraged to see a...
I disagree that the twitches "cannot be ALS if you can still use everything". I have ALS with fasciculations all over...sometimes visible and sometimes not visible. It also comes and goes. I'll have it annoyingly for a week or two and then almost nothing for a couple of weeks. You don't have...
About 3-4 years ago I came to this forum and asked the dreaded question "Do I have ALS". I had some fasciculations and cramping in my feet, balance issues, spasticity in both legs and slight speech changes. I was assured by members that my symptoms were NOT symptoms of ALS and I went merrily...
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I wanted to report back to let you know that I had my EMG today and it was clean. It showed some mild low amplitude on the left ankle area where I have some mild sensory changes. She said she would do a more in depth look at it, but her opinion is that is shows no denervation of any kind.
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I just want you respondents to know how appreciative I am of you for taking your time to answers these questions. Since my panic attack a few nights ago when I wrote this and heard back from two of you, I am confident that this is not ALS. So grateful to you....
The mind is a powerful thing. I didn't know where I was the first 3 months after my daughter was born. Sleep deprivation messes with your mind as well. Glad to know all is well....this too shall pass.
Thank you for your responses. I realize how rare this disease is, but happen to know of two people who has passed away from it, so I'm sure that doesn't help. I did not know either of them well and am not aware of how their disease progressed.
I have an appt. with another spine doc to examine...
I am a 64 yo female in generally excellent health. A little over a year ago, I noticed that my balance was not great and I tended to lean/walk to the right at times. My husband and I joked that we were getting older and had terrible balance.
Early last fall, I began to have what I called...
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