So I am about eight to ten weeks into this, with fasciculations, mainly in the calfs, which started after I started exercising, but they haven't gone away and I do have some pain in the calfs. I also have the occasional one in my bicep, tricep, quad or back. However, they do stop for a couple...
My name is Kelly and I am 47 years old. My father passed away from bulbar onset ALS in February 2012, after a 4 month battle.
About a year ago, I began noticing slight slurring of my words. It wasn't all the time, so I dismissed it. About Jan or Feb of 2016 I began noticing that my...
Please excuse the length of this post in advance. I'm 38 yo female and two weeks ago my tongue began twitching at the tip on the left hand side. This has continued ever since on and off but always when I wake up in a morning and if I have an afternoon nap. Most of the rest of the time it does...
Has anyone tried the holistic approach ? Further testing for Lyme disease, heavy metal testing ect? My husband was recently dx with ALS and from doing some research it seems like his symptoms are different. He seems to have more generalized weakness that didn't particularly start in any limbs...
Hi I've posted for several years fearing I had als . The last year I've been dealing with weakness and other issues. The doctors put it down to Dermatamylostis. Upon EMG they say they hear inflammation and it's not als . End if April I started experiencing new things like weakness in neck and...
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Former thread: https://www.alsforums.com/forum/do-i-have-als-als/32908-results-my-emg-update.html
Hello again,
It's been 2 months since my EMG testing which according to doctor didn't show signs of mnd, though it felt rushed and in my right leg she kept saying 'keep it steady' which I thought...
Hi, I recently had an EMG and also a nerve excitability testing of ion channels. I have had EMGs before which have shown fascias and one showed a minor neurogenic change. I have been twitching for 15 months but except for brisk reflexes clean clinical. Is there anyone that could interpret my EMG...
Hi everyone. I wanted to introduce myself to the forum.. My name is Melissa. I posted a couple months back, or so, in a different section asking "Is This ALS?". Unfortunately for me, my symptoms are progressing in my right limb, and now have noticeable fatigue in my neck and upper back. Typing...
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Hi guys, my mom is booked in with her specialist this October for 6 hours worth of testing. Any idea what this might entail? After the testing, will they give us a prognosis and some treatment perhaps? I'm wondering what to expect and thinking I should maybe accompany my parents to this...