First off, thanks for the responses. That being said, I'm not so much concerned with fasics in relation to progression just to onset. I am coming to this forum with 11 months of exhaustive testing. MRI's, lupus/connective tissue panel, Western Blot lyme test, myasthenia gravis,hormonal/nutritional testing via blood, saliva and stool. I saw a neuro for the first time 3 yrs ago complaining of numbness/weak feeling in right arm. He did MRI and said everything was fine. I took him at his word and lived with it. Now the "numbness"/weak feeling is throughout my right side (head to toe) and now some on my right. The fasics just started about 3 weeks ago and are very concentrated in my left thigh/calf. My calf even feels tight from all the contractions. I've been seeing a general neuro for the last 11 months and I think I made the mistake of describing my feelings as numbness when there is no actual sensory involvement. I get emotional in his office and he is always in such a hurry. The only time he did a clinical exam (reflexes, etc.) was on the first visit. I've seen him 9 times since. MND came up 7 mths ago, we did EMG/NCV (clean) then moved on. Now I'm reading about EMG's and I'm not sure how thorough it was and I've read where people have had several clean ones before they are dirty. I understand that EMG's only detect LMN involvement. What does that exactly consist of? Are my symptoms more like LMN or UMN? You throw in this pronounced head tremor and I'm a mess.
I don't have a history of hypochondria, but I'm getting no answers from testing and am having a very hard time functioning. I am a 34yo female with 2 small sons to take care of. Right now, I am useless, a complete pile of tears and emotion. (I can't get in to see same neuro until Aug) I realize that it is not ya'lls life's purpose to calm the fears of frantic mothers, but I just have no one to talk to and I'm looking for anyone with a similar experience. I am terrified.
I'm sorry if I annoyed you. - Amye
P.S. I haven't noticed any weakness like you described but I have severe exercise intolerance. I can't ride my bike a half mile without my thighs and calves burning, when only 11 months ago I was riding 20 miles a day.