Thank-You everyone for the replies over the last few weeks.
I had an EMG today, it came out normal. It took about and hour, the person who did it is a nerologist with at least 10 years expericence. He did it on my right hand front and back of thumb area, my tricep, my bicep, my neck (left side) and my toung (from underneath my chin?).
I dont have the official report yet but he said that everything looked normal. He said I had a few pops in my tri but that was nothing worth being worried about. I asked him specifically about ALS and Bulbar ALS and he said he didnt think I had anything to worry about at all because the MRI on my neck muscles would have shown atrophy, the blood test would show my muscle enzymes (CK or CV..i cant remember) as being well over 400(mine were 139) and the EMG would have showed something. He also said that I was very young to get ALS and it would be very rare (but I already knew that). Does his feedback and advice seem accurate per your experiences?
I am going to get a second opinion at OSU in October just to be sure but I will probably pursue this issue with a auto-immune specialist going forward.
CB in Ohio
I had an EMG today, it came out normal. It took about and hour, the person who did it is a nerologist with at least 10 years expericence. He did it on my right hand front and back of thumb area, my tricep, my bicep, my neck (left side) and my toung (from underneath my chin?).
I dont have the official report yet but he said that everything looked normal. He said I had a few pops in my tri but that was nothing worth being worried about. I asked him specifically about ALS and Bulbar ALS and he said he didnt think I had anything to worry about at all because the MRI on my neck muscles would have shown atrophy, the blood test would show my muscle enzymes (CK or CV..i cant remember) as being well over 400(mine were 139) and the EMG would have showed something. He also said that I was very young to get ALS and it would be very rare (but I already knew that). Does his feedback and advice seem accurate per your experiences?
I am going to get a second opinion at OSU in October just to be sure but I will probably pursue this issue with a auto-immune specialist going forward.
CB in Ohio