My first symptoms started in the fall of 06, so it's been over 3 years since things began. My first symptom was twitching, but about six months after that I played a game of baseball and literally couldn't lift my pinky finger afterward. The atrophy showed up in the fall of 07 in the form of a huge ridge going through my thenar thumb muscle. I think there are other parts of my body that show atrophy, particularly my left foot and right wrist, but it's still in the "is that...?" phase, not the "oh that's definitely..." stage that my thumb is in.
An example of my exertional weakness would be finding out that after I sprint, I am unable to walk on my heels. I can walk on my heels just fine most of the time, but if I run, 15 minutes later I can't at all. A few hours later to a day later, I'm pretty much back to normal.
Things have gotten worse, but not dramatically. I can still generally function fine, but if I exert myself I pay for it later. A couple of doctors have told me that they don't think that it's ALS, which is good to hear. However, I am trying to find out what else causes atrophy, exertional weakness and tons of fasciculations (they're still going on 3 years later...especially after I work out, I twitch like woah)
I'm sorry to hear about your first EMG. I would say it's worth figuring out what was abnormal about it, but maybe you can get some more details from your February appointment. Best of luck man.
An example of my exertional weakness would be finding out that after I sprint, I am unable to walk on my heels. I can walk on my heels just fine most of the time, but if I run, 15 minutes later I can't at all. A few hours later to a day later, I'm pretty much back to normal.
Things have gotten worse, but not dramatically. I can still generally function fine, but if I exert myself I pay for it later. A couple of doctors have told me that they don't think that it's ALS, which is good to hear. However, I am trying to find out what else causes atrophy, exertional weakness and tons of fasciculations (they're still going on 3 years later...especially after I work out, I twitch like woah)
I'm sorry to hear about your first EMG. I would say it's worth figuring out what was abnormal about it, but maybe you can get some more details from your February appointment. Best of luck man.