Nan_Jane1
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Howdy all.
I have a question that I know has probably been asked a million times on here, so sorry in advance. I am just seeking some peace of mind. I got an EMG on one side of my body a couple of weeks ago and was wondering if a clean EMG meant absolutely no ALS? A few weeks after I have symptoms that are on the other side and are getting worse. It consists of a lot of cramping and twitching in only one area of my body (one arm.)
I had read on here that another woman (who was also in her twenties like myself) had gotten a clean EMG to begin with, then after a couple of months of waiting for symptoms to progress, got another one and it was dirty. I just wondered how often this happened..? I have gotten every other test done to cancel anything else out, which has stressed me out a bit. I also know that twitching and cramping in one area of the body, usually isn't a good sign either.. and had hear that sometimes UMN won't be picked up on and EMG at first. You can definitely correct me if that's wrong.
I also had watched a documentary where the dude said he felt stiffness/twitches in one limb, like a year before he was diagnosed. I was told by my neuro usually symptoms don't start that soon, so just confused at this point, just feel things have changed so much in that one arm, since I saw my neuro a couple of weeks ago.
Thanks in advance for your advice and responses.
I have a question that I know has probably been asked a million times on here, so sorry in advance. I am just seeking some peace of mind. I got an EMG on one side of my body a couple of weeks ago and was wondering if a clean EMG meant absolutely no ALS? A few weeks after I have symptoms that are on the other side and are getting worse. It consists of a lot of cramping and twitching in only one area of my body (one arm.)
I had read on here that another woman (who was also in her twenties like myself) had gotten a clean EMG to begin with, then after a couple of months of waiting for symptoms to progress, got another one and it was dirty. I just wondered how often this happened..? I have gotten every other test done to cancel anything else out, which has stressed me out a bit. I also know that twitching and cramping in one area of the body, usually isn't a good sign either.. and had hear that sometimes UMN won't be picked up on and EMG at first. You can definitely correct me if that's wrong.
I also had watched a documentary where the dude said he felt stiffness/twitches in one limb, like a year before he was diagnosed. I was told by my neuro usually symptoms don't start that soon, so just confused at this point, just feel things have changed so much in that one arm, since I saw my neuro a couple of weeks ago.
Thanks in advance for your advice and responses.