bdavis16
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- NC
Hi,
I had a clean emg at the end of January. It was on both arms and legs. I saw a second neurologist a few weeks ago. He did a clinical exam that he said was clean. He said he would do his own EMG since he can't rely on anyone else's. He referred me for another emg. I had the emg about a week ago. It was clean. The doctor also gave me another clinical exam that he said was normal. But my speech still seems slurred and I stumble over my words. I still twitch all over. I still feel weak. And most concerning, I still have shortness of breath. It gets especially bad at times. The shortness of breath started in September of 2019. It had went away but came back. My thumbs also have loose skin. I'm worried that my thenar is atrophied. Would bulbar be ruled out based on my emg results? And would atrophy of the thenar show on emg even though they didn't test that muscle? I really want to move on but I still have symptoms.
I had a clean emg at the end of January. It was on both arms and legs. I saw a second neurologist a few weeks ago. He did a clinical exam that he said was clean. He said he would do his own EMG since he can't rely on anyone else's. He referred me for another emg. I had the emg about a week ago. It was clean. The doctor also gave me another clinical exam that he said was normal. But my speech still seems slurred and I stumble over my words. I still twitch all over. I still feel weak. And most concerning, I still have shortness of breath. It gets especially bad at times. The shortness of breath started in September of 2019. It had went away but came back. My thumbs also have loose skin. I'm worried that my thenar is atrophied. Would bulbar be ruled out based on my emg results? And would atrophy of the thenar show on emg even though they didn't test that muscle? I really want to move on but I still have symptoms.
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