wader1970
New member
- Joined
- Jan 28, 2013
- Messages
- 7
- Reason
- Learn about ALS
- Country
- CA
- State
- Ontario
- City
- Hamilton
I appreciate the time you spend answering questions on this forum. Since November I have been experiencing wide spread twitching that started seemingly innocently in my eye and progressed everywhere.
After reading many of the posts, I took the advice of many and went to a Nuero last week. He said my exam was excellent and said he did not suspect ALS or MS. I asked about an EMG to be safe and he suggested t was not needed but it could be done if I wanted.
For peace of mind I asked to proceed and they did the tests - focusing mainly on my left side and right calf. The test was also fine and nothing was noted. They suggested benign fasiculations and nothing to worry about.
My worry is this- does BFS progress to ALS? I found a few studies that suggest it does and that you arent really out of the danger zone for 3-5 years with these fasiculations. Does anyone have any information to share or thoughts about this? Are there any stats supporting BFS doesnt increase the chance of progressing to ALS?
I appreciate your time and look forward to any information you might have.
After reading many of the posts, I took the advice of many and went to a Nuero last week. He said my exam was excellent and said he did not suspect ALS or MS. I asked about an EMG to be safe and he suggested t was not needed but it could be done if I wanted.
For peace of mind I asked to proceed and they did the tests - focusing mainly on my left side and right calf. The test was also fine and nothing was noted. They suggested benign fasiculations and nothing to worry about.
My worry is this- does BFS progress to ALS? I found a few studies that suggest it does and that you arent really out of the danger zone for 3-5 years with these fasiculations. Does anyone have any information to share or thoughts about this? Are there any stats supporting BFS doesnt increase the chance of progressing to ALS?
I appreciate your time and look forward to any information you might have.