Lydia8800
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Hey there guys! My last thread was closed but I had a few questions after 2 visits with Neruo. Here are some updates-
My first visit I was very nervous and didn't really cover/explain all my symptoms. It was partially because I didn't want him to get a strange first impression to not take me seriously , and the fact I was so stressed I just couldn't talk much.
So, I covered general twitching, cramps, some weaknesses ,and brisk reflex 3 in right knee jerk. He did his normal clinical and when he was hitting my muscles to see if they twitched back ...I guess I tipped him off about my fear. He then sort of laughed and said he "garunteed" I did not have Lou G. I felt washed over with relief and gratitude with my life. he suggested gabapentin, EMG, and MRI if that's what I wanted. No way I could afford those tests. He said I didn't "need" them but they were available.
They did some bloodwork, a test called cpk? Ckp? It shows if the twitching is causing muscle loss. Can you tell me how credible this test is, and what the healthy number should be? The next time I went in he told me it was at 63, he said it was low but is it supposed to be there at all? Or could it have gone up in the past 2 months?Should it be at zero? Anyways he didn't schedule me for another apt. Now I'm kicking myself for not taking him up on the emg/mri. Or how I didn't talk to him about lisping in the morning, the fact I can't balance on my right leg, along with how weird my tounge has been looking and memory loss/congnition problems. Should I make another apt. With him and get the mri and EMG?
It has been 8 months since noticed symptoms and some have gotten worse. I am a lot better now as far as obsessing and will accept your opinions and run with it. I just feel like I wasn't clear enough with the doc or specific.
Thank you
My first visit I was very nervous and didn't really cover/explain all my symptoms. It was partially because I didn't want him to get a strange first impression to not take me seriously , and the fact I was so stressed I just couldn't talk much.
So, I covered general twitching, cramps, some weaknesses ,and brisk reflex 3 in right knee jerk. He did his normal clinical and when he was hitting my muscles to see if they twitched back ...I guess I tipped him off about my fear. He then sort of laughed and said he "garunteed" I did not have Lou G. I felt washed over with relief and gratitude with my life. he suggested gabapentin, EMG, and MRI if that's what I wanted. No way I could afford those tests. He said I didn't "need" them but they were available.
They did some bloodwork, a test called cpk? Ckp? It shows if the twitching is causing muscle loss. Can you tell me how credible this test is, and what the healthy number should be? The next time I went in he told me it was at 63, he said it was low but is it supposed to be there at all? Or could it have gone up in the past 2 months?Should it be at zero? Anyways he didn't schedule me for another apt. Now I'm kicking myself for not taking him up on the emg/mri. Or how I didn't talk to him about lisping in the morning, the fact I can't balance on my right leg, along with how weird my tounge has been looking and memory loss/congnition problems. Should I make another apt. With him and get the mri and EMG?
It has been 8 months since noticed symptoms and some have gotten worse. I am a lot better now as far as obsessing and will accept your opinions and run with it. I just feel like I wasn't clear enough with the doc or specific.
Thank you