muscle biopsy

  1. karla r

    opinions from people who know.. kinda scared

    Hi, just wanting to know if my doctor is on the right track, or if I should maybe look for a new doctor. I guess cause I am a little scared. Here is what happened. I noticed numbness and problems with my leg, first the right. Originally, they said after tests. I had had a minor stroke. September...
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  2. A

    Muscle biopsy

    My husband's neurologist wants to do a muscle biopsy on his thigh. He is scheduled for bloodwork and a thigh MRI on Monday. We have a "probable" diagnosis of ALS. The doctor even said he is just trying to go to great lengths to make sure it is not something else. The extensive EMG was very...
  3. M

    No als!

    Well, my "diagnostic merry-go-round" thread was closed, but I did want to report back on my diagnostic journeys. Just left a new neurologist who did EMG on my legs and said NO ALS! {exhale!} He is referring me to Dr. Harati in Houston. He said that in my area, there is nobody to conduct and...
    • MommaTeresa
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  4. A

    Elevated Aldolase

    So the neuro called yesterday. He said my husband's Aldolase is elevated a bit. He said he doesn't normally see this in ALS so now wants to do a muscle biopsy to r/o polymyositis. I am a bit frustrated because when he did the initial bloodwork I thought he had looked at all of the potential...
  5. M

    Follow-up / Dallas area

    Many thanx to those have posted their stories and especially the stickies...those have been helpful. Lots of good info there! Back a few months ago someone kindly said that after my neuro consultation that they hoped (for my sake) that I would not be coming back to this site. I echo that...
    • mcwtlg
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    • Forum: Could this be ALS?
  6. S

    EMG was Clean muscle biopsy showed minimal amount of denervation with some reinnervat

    Ok yes I know that is the longest title possible! I will give an ever brief summary because I know your time is valuable. I have psoritatic arthritis, had it for 8 years, no meds for it, in July started having calf pain. Then quad pain then tricep pain. I say pain its more like i have done...
    • shawnh
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    • Forum: Could this be ALS?
  7. abnorm

    Admission charge

    You charge way too much to join your club.....but Thanks for being here....We officially joined your ranks July 15, 2014 I'm Doug a CAL to my wife Pam.....we're OLD compared to many posting here.....Pam just turned 63.....she's been a legal secretary in Orlando "forever" .......we've been...
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  8. L

    Benign Fasciculation Syndrome

    There appears to be a recent rash of people suffering from fasciculations and parathesia posting on the DIHALS section. If you are wondering if you have ALS, you may want to start at AboutBFS.com. Below are the symptoms of BFS. The BFS forum has over 5000 members and if twitching or other...
    • lurker
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    • Forum: Could this be ALS?
  9. S

    2 years and still kicking

    I came to this site two years ago with a jacked up EMG with diffuse Fibs and PSW and fasiculations. I was convinced based on the clinical information that I had ALS, but I am still here and my condition is still around with no change. I was supposed to have a muscle biopsy but could not afford...
    • ShadowJason
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  10. W

    had my biopsy

    Well, I had my muscle biopsy on Friday. So far, so good. It definitely hurts more than I thought it would, but I'm doing better today than I was yesterday. In a few days I'm sure I will be fine. Luckily I was sedated, like you would be for a colonoscopy or something like that. No stitches...
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