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Thank you for your lovely reply. I really appreciate it. I'll be back if it is, and in the meantime I'll just keep on learning.

I got my PhD (age 28! But that's quite normal - you've got to get your masters and first degree first). It doesn't seem like any doctors so far know about it (I've mainly seen neurosurgeons-the one today said it isn't his area, same as yesterday, and that my neck wouldn't cause this) and I'm...

I'll paste the full bit the doctor wrote below: Impression: 1) Normal NCS (nerve conduction study) of the bilateral upper extremities. 2) Nonspecific large motor units in lower extremity muscles tested without any active denervation and without paraspinal involvement. In context with normal...

Ok so I got the first report from the lower half of body back. My nerve conduction is fine. The EMG showed 'large motor units' with increased amplitude. They didn't detect fasciculations but I'm definitely feeling them. There is no paraspinal involvement (so I guess that means it isn't my...

Those were my thoughts exactly (initially I thought they were crazy as clearly I had some sort of spine compression going on even if not extreme). But then I started to think about it more and it is weird that after 12 years of neck pain and herniated discs, now in less than 3 months I've gone...

Hey ALS forum, I'm looking forward to meeting you guys. I'm 33, and have had a load of strange symptoms over the past 2 years that I mainly brushed off. Of course I mostly want you guys to say 'oh no way that's not ALS' and I'd appreciate your opinions. My symptoms are: Fasciculations...